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Amos B. Hostetter, Jr.

AKA Amos Barr Hostetter, Jr.

Born: c. 1936

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Billionaire, Continental Cablevision

Net worth $2.7B (Forbes 2007).

Continental Cablevision was acquired by US West in 1996 for $10.8B. It was renamed MediaOne, and in 1999 sold to AT&T.


[1] Vestry, Trinity Church Boston.

Father: Amos Hostetter
Wife: Barbara (three children)

    High School: Pingry School
    University: BA, Amherst College (1958)
    University: MBA, Harvard Business School (1961)
    Administrator: Trustee, Amherst College (1989-, as Chairman, 1998-2005)

    Continental Cablevision Inc. Co-Founder and CEO (1967-97)
    Member of the Board of AT&T (1999-2003)
    Member of the Board of Continental Cablevision Inc. (1968-98, as Chairman)
    Member of the Board of Children's Television Workshop
    Member of the Board of Corporation for Public Broadcasting
    Member of the Board of Insight Communications (2005-)
    Member of the Board of National Cable Satellite Corporation
    Member of the Board of Pilot House Associates, LLC
    Member of the Board of WGBH-TV
    Quadrangle Group Advisory Board, Quadrangle Capital Partners
    Boston Museum of Fine Arts Trustee
    Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Trustee
    Nantucket Conservation Foundation Trustee
    National Cable Television Association Board of Directors (1968-98, as Chairman, 1973-74)
    New England Medical Center Trustee
    Obama for America
    Romney for President
    Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity


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