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Nov 6, 1994 · Of necessity, Ticketmaster programmers, headed by Peter Gadwa and Albert Leffler, who founded the company in 1976, somehow had to leverage Ticketmaster's cheap computers with some clever software...
Ticketmaster was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1976 by college staffers Peter Gadwa and Albert Leffler, Gordon Gunn III, as well as businessman Jerry Nelson. The company originally licensed computer programs and sold hardware for ticketing systems. Its first ticketed concert was Electric Light Orchestra, held at the University of New Mexico.
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- October 2, 1976; 47 years ago, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- $11.9 billion in 2019
- Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Apr 20, 2022 · Christine: In the first installment of our two-part series, you shared some of Ticketmaster’s differentiators over other early computerized ticketers, such as better, faster and less expensive systems, rapid ticket printing, the ability to select exact seats and more.
Nov 26, 2022 · According to Wired, it all started at Arizona State University in 1976, when Peter Gadwa, an employee of ASU's IT department, joined forces with Albert Leffler, who worked at the college's performing arts center. The pair started by successfully creating a better local ticketing system for the university's theater.
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Nov 1, 2010 · Peter Gadwa was an IT staffer at Arizona State University when he teamed up with Albert Leffler—then working at ASU's performing arts center—to create Ticketmaster in 1976. The duo originally...
1982. Fred Rosen appointed Ticketmaster's CEO and moves the company to Los Angeles, where its HQ is still based today. 1983. Ticketmaster signs Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and LA Forum, LA Lakers and LA Kings.
Jan 31, 1985 · The Times identified Peter Gadwa and Albert Leffler as founders of the company. The founders’ group also included Gordon M. Gunn III, Thomas W. Hart Jr. and Dan E. Reeter. Gadwa and Leffler are...
