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Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company that invests in various business sectors.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Robert L. Johnson is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the BET channel and as the country’s first African American billionaire. Updated: Apr 7, 2021. Photo: Kent...
Apr 26, 2024 · Robert L. Johnson 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. Johnson grew up in Freeport, Illinois, the 9th of 10 children.
Feb 29, 2024 · Feb 29, 2024, 10:13 AM PST. Robert L. Johnson founded BET in 1980. Eleven years later, it became the first Black-owned company to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. L. Cohen/Getty...
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...
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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 —.
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Feb 7, 2023 · February 7, 2023. Robert L. Johnson Created the Most Black Millionaires In US History After Selling BET. Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and former Charlotte Bobcats owner...
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