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William F. Rasmussen (born October 15, 1932) is an American sports director, and one of the founders of ESPN, along with Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. Rasmussen was the first president and CEO of ESPN. ESPN was founded on July 14, 1978, and was launched on September 7, 1979.
A life-long entrepreneur and sports fan, Bill Rasmussen’s innovations in advertising, sports and broadcasting are too numerous to list, but they include the creation of ESPN, the world’s first 24-hour, 7-days-a-week sports television network; the network’s signature program SportsCenter; wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA men’s and women’s ...
Serial entrepreneur and sports fan, Bill Rasmussen’s innovations in sports and broadcasting include the creation of ESPN; SportsCenter; wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA men’s and women’s regular-season and tournament college basketball coverage; and coverage of the College World Series.
Sep 13, 2012 · In this interview, Bill talks about how he originally came up with the idea for ESPN, the entrepreneurship lessons he learned from his experience, his big risks, and more.
Nov 21, 2018 · Bill Rasmussen, founder of ESPN, settles in on the set with the crew of E:60 for an interview about the sports network's start. The company will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year.
Mar 28, 2012 · When Bill Rasmussen launched ESPN on September 7, 1979, he gave the world its first 24-hour television network and changed the way people viewed both television and sports.
ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen, then 43 year old eye doctor and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan. Bill, who had an affinity with sports for much of his life, was fired from his position as the communications manager for the New England Whalers in 1978.
Jul 15, 2019 · EDITOR’S NOTE: Bill Rasmussen, the sports fan-turned-broadcaster and entrepreneur, had the out-of-the-box idea for a 24-hour cable sports network, ESPN. It forever changed the landscape of sports media. In 1978, Rasmussen, a former sports broadcaster and public relations executive, and his son Scott started investigating the just-emerging ...
Apr 4, 2011 · There’s the story of a Texas woman who named ESPN in a lawsuit she filed to divorce her husband in 1980. Dressed in a dark, pinstriped suit, with perfectly knotted red tie and an American flag lapel pin, Rasmussen delivers each of these stories with a flourish and a smile.
Enter former Channel 22 sportscaster Bill Rasmussen, who would carve out a niche for himself as the single most influential pioneer in cable sports television.
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