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Television network founders
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The list Television network founders includes
Ted Turner, Jan Crouch, Paul Crouch, Mother Angelica and Bud Paxson.
The list consists of 16 members.
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Ted Turner
American media mogul (born 1938)
Overview: Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media proprietor, producer, and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour ...Date of birth: 19 November 1938Age: 85Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm)Partner: Elizabeth Dewberry (Long-Term)
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Jan Crouch
American television evangelist
Overview: Janice Wendell Crouch (née Bethany; March 14, 1939 – May 31, 2016) was an American religious broadcaster. Crouch and her husband, Paul, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973.Date of birth: 14 March 1938Date of death: 31 May 2016Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: PhilanthropistGender: Female 0
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Paul Crouch
American broadcster
Overview: Paul Franklin Crouch (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American television evangelist. Crouch and his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973.Date of birth: 30 March 1934Date of death: 30 November 2013Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ReligionGender: MaleHeight: 5' 11" (180 cm) 0
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Mother Angelica
American Catholic nun, founder of EWTN
Overview: Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA (born Rita Antoinette Rizzo; April 20, 1923 – March 27, 2016), also known as Mother Angelica, was a Catholic American Poor Clare nun best known for her t ...Date of birth: 20 April 1923Date of death: 27 March 2016Age: 92 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ReligionGender: Female 0
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Bud Paxson
American, Personality
Overview: Lowell White "Bud" Paxson (April 17, 1935 – January 9, 2015) was an American media executive. In 1982, Paxson and his business partner, Roy Speer, co-founded the Home Shopping Club (now called the Home ...Date of birth: 17 April 1935Date of death: 9 January 2015Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: Male 0
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Robert Pittman
American businessman
Overview: Robert Warren Pittman (born December 28, 1953), is an American businessman.Date of birth: 28 December 1953Age: 70Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessPartner: Veronique Choa Pittman (Married) 0
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Prannoy Roy
Indian journalist and media personality
Overview: Prannoy Lal Roy (born 15 October 1949) is an Indian journalist, economist, chartered accountant and media personality. He is the co-founder and executive co-chairperson of New Delhi Television (NDTV) along ... 0
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Al Bruner
Canadian television executiveOverview: Al Bruner (1923 - 1987) was a Canadian television broadcaster and the co-founder of Global TV. 0
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James Lindenberg
American-born Filipino engineer and businessmanOverview: James Lindenberg (December 20, 1921 – April 28, 2009 was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to the Philippines in the 1940s. He is credited for his founding of Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) ... 0
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Edward John Noble
American broadcasting and candy industrialistOverview: Edward John Noble (1882 - 1958, aged 76) was an American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally from Gouverneur, New York. He co-founded the Life Savers Corporation in 1913. He founded the American ...Date of birth: 1882Date of death: 28 December 1958Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Business 0
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Charles Dolan
American billionaire businessman (born 1926)Overview: Charles Francis "Chuck" Dolan (born October 16, 1926) is an American billionaire and the founder of Cablevision. Through supervoting shares, Dolan today controls AMC Networks, MSG Networks, and The Madison ... 0
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Matsutarō Shōriki
Japanese media proprietor and politician (1885-1969)
Overview: Matsutarō Shōriki (正力 松太郎, Shōriki Matsutarō, April 11, 1885 – October 9, 1969) was a Japanese journalist and media mogul, also known as the father of Japanese professional baseball.Date of birth: 11 April 1885Date of death: 9 October 1969Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: JapaneseOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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Subhash Chandra
Indian billionaire media baron
Overview: Subhash Chandra Goenka (Born 30 November 1950) is an Indian billionaire media baron. He is the chairman of the Essel Group, an Indian media conglomerate, and founded Zee TV in 1992. He was also the chairman ... 0
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14.Overview: Gerald D. "Jerry" Sisk, Jr. (February 2, 1953 – January 13, 2013) was an American gemologist who co-founded Jewelry Television (JTV) in 1993. Sisk also served as the executive vice president of Jewelry ...Date of death: 13 January 2013 0
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Joseph Segel
American media executiveOverview: Joseph Myron Segel (January 9, 1931 – December 21, 2019) was an American entrepreneur. He was the founder of over 20 American companies, most notably QVC, an American television network, and the Franklin ...Date of birth: 1931Date of death: 21 December 2019Age: 88 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Business 0
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Brian Lamb
American television personality
Overview: Brian Patrick Lamb (born October 9, 1941) is an American journalist and the founder, executive chairman, and now retired CEO of C-SPAN, an American cable network that provides coverage of the U.S. House ... 0
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