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ESPN

COMPANY

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, presently 80% owned by Disney, 20% by Hearst.

Official Website:
http://www.espn.com/

Industry:
Media

Corporate headquarters:
Bristol, CT

Sales:
$2.8B (2003)

Employees:
3400 (2003)

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Wilbon
Journalist
19-Nov-1958   Co-host of Pardon the Interruption

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steven M. Bornstein
Business
?   President of ESPN, 1990-99
Mark Shapiro
Business
c. 1970   CEO of Six Flags
Chet Simmons
Business
11-Jul-1928 25-Mar-2010 President of ESPN, 1979-82

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Victor F. Ganzi
Business
14-Feb-1947   CEO of Hearst

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Pat Summerall
Sports Journalist
10-May-1930   Sportscaster

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sean Duffy
Politician
3-Oct-1971   Congressman, Wisconsin 7th
Ernie Harwell
Sports Journalist
25-Jan-1918 4-May-2010 Voice of the Detroit Tigers
Urban Meyer
Football
10-Jul-1964   Football Coach at Ohio State University
Keith Olbermann
Pundit
27-Jan-1959   Countdown


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