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  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Robert L. Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 1979 with his wife, Sheila. He became the first African American billionaire after selling the network to Viacom in 2001.

  3. Johnson married Sheila Johnson in 1969. They divorced in 2001 and have two children. She is CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts and owner of Salamander Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor.

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  5. Personal life. For 33 years from 1969 to 2002, she was married to Robert L. Johnson. Together they founded the entertainment network BET. They sold the company to Viacom in 1999.

  6. Robert L Johnson Wife. He was married to his ex-wife, Sheila Johnson. The two were hitched in 1969 but divorced in 2001. Robert and Sheila share two children. In 2010, Robert started dating Lauren Wooden. She is 33 years younger. Lauren was pursuing an international business-management doctorate in Paris as of 2016. The couple wedded in May 2016.

  7. Nov 8, 2010 · Robert Louis Johnson, founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of Black Entertainment Television (BET), is also the majority owner of the Charlotte ( North Carolina) Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the first African American billionaire.

  8. Feb 29, 2024 · The acquisition made Johnson and his former wife, Sheila Johnson, who cofounded BET, billionaires. He said it also made many former employees who had purchased BET stock financially...

  9. Feb 13, 2018 · In 1979, husband and wife team Robert L. Johnson and Sheila Johnson co-founded Black Entertainment Television (BET). In 2000, with the sale of the company to Viacom for $3 billion, the Johnsons...

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