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1. www.britannica.com › money › Robert-L-JohnsonRobert L. Johnson | Biography, BET, & Facts | Britannica Money

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Robert L. Johnson (born April 8, 1946, Hickory, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American businessman, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and the first African American majority owner of a major professional sports team in the United States.

2. www.cnbc.com › 2018/02/26 › what-to-know-about-robert-johnson-americas-first-blackWhat to know about Robert Johnson, America's first black...

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   Feb 26, 2018 · 5 things to know about Robert Johnson, America’s first black billionaire. Published Mon, Feb 26 20181:36 PM EST. Ruth Umoh @ruthumohnews. Share. Getty Images. Out of the 2,043 people who appear...

3. www.encyclopedia.com › social-sciences-and-law › business-leadersRobert L. Johnson | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 23, 2018 · Cable television executive. Worked for Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington Urban League, and as a press secretary; National Cable TV Association, vice-president of government relations, 1976-79; Black Entertainment Television (BET), founder, chairman, chief executive, and principal shareholder, 1980 —.

4. www.blackpast.org › african-american-history › johnson-robert-louis-1946Robert Louis Johnson (1946- ) • - Blackpast

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   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. He was born in Hickory, Mississippi in 1946 as the ninth of 10 children.

5. www.blackenterprise.com › rlj-companies-chairman-robert-l-johnson-inducted-intoRLJ Companies Chairman Robert L. Johnson Inducted Into the...

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   Nov 21, 2022 · November 21, 2022. RLJ Companies Chairman Robert L. Johnson Inducted Into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder...

6. www.businesshalloffame.org › robert-l-johnsonGlobal Business Hall of Fame

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   Robert L. Johnson started Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 1979, with a US$15,000 loan. BET was the first television network to provide entertainment, music, news, sports, and public affairs programming specifically for an African-American audience. ... In 1980, Robert had convinced John Malone, the president of Tele-Communications, Inc ...

7. www.hbs.edu › leadership › 20th-century-leadersRobert L. Johnson - Leadership - Harvard Business School

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   Leadership →. Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century. Request the Data. Robert L. Johnson. Black Entertainment Television. 1980–2001. Industry: Entertainment & Broadcast Media. Era: 1980. Johnson created the first and only cable television station with programming for and about black Americans.