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Bill Rasmussen conceived the concept of ESPN in late May 1978, after he was fired from his job with the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers. One of the first steps in Bill and his son Scott 's (who had also been let go by the Whalers) process was finding land to build the channel's broadcasting facilities.
At the time of the Getty Oil buy-out, ABC, in turn, bought out the Bill Rasmussen Families 15% for $6,000,000. Bill Rasmussen had to split the $6,000,000 with numerous other investors and funders such as his brother Don Rasmussen, with Bill Rasmussen ending up with an estimated $1.2 million and a little over $740,000 after taxes.
Apr 4, 2011 · Bill Rasmussen believes that a regional cable industry convention in 1979 turned out to be one of the most important events in ESPN’s history. On Feb. 7, 1979, one day before the start of the Texas Cable Show, Rasmussen was at the NCAA’s headquarters in Shawnee Mission, Kan., trying to convince the association to allow an announcement of ...
Sep 7, 2019 · Catcher Bill Gatti hit the Bourbons' sole double to help the team to a 15-5 win over the Schlitz in Game 1. ESPN. The Bourbons won Game 1 of the series 15-5. They hit 23 singles, at least 15 of ...
Oct 28, 2008 · Sports shown on television twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. That was the dream of Bill Rasmussen, the creator of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN).
Aaron Frederick Rasmussen Jr. (1915–1984), American microbiologist and immunologist. Alis Rasmussen (born 1958), American writer known by the name Kate Elliott. Anne Rasmussen (educator) (born 1959), American ethnomusicologist. Bill Rasmussen (born 1932), American media figure, first president and CEO of ESPN.
Scott Rasmussen. Scott William Rasmussen / ˈræsˌmʌsən / [2] (born March 30, 1956) [3] is an American public opinion pollster and political analyst. He previously produced the ScottRasmussen.com Daily Tracking Poll, a gauge of American voters' political sentiment. [4] [5] [6] He is editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, [7] where he writes the ...
