Network Founder


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Robert Johnson on his advice to an entrepreneur interested in starting a network
01:41
Ted Turner on the birth of CNN
05:20
Brian Lamb on advice to someone interested in public affairs programming and how he'd like to be remembered
01:01
Leonard H. Goldenson on his most important decisions at ABC
03:26
Ted Turner on basing CNN in Atlanta
00:57
Brian Lamb on C-SPAN's first day of broadcast
02:49
Who talked about this profession

Leonard H. Goldenson

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Leonard H. Goldenson on his management style at ABC
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Leonard H. Goldenson on his most important decisions at ABC
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Robert Johnson

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Robert Johnson on his and Debra Lee's leadership at BET
01:35
Robert Johnson on his advice to an entrepreneur interested in starting a network
01:41

Brian Lamb

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Brian Lamb on his management style
02:28
Brian Lamb on his typical work day at C-SPAN
01:36
Brian Lamb on advice to someone interested in public affairs programming and how he'd like to be remembered
01:01

Ted Turner

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Ted Turner on the birth of CNN
05:20
Ted Turner on the budgetary constraints on forming CNN
01:46
About

"The name [BET] came about because I was looking for something that would say ‘black’… although some people felt black was too strong, it should have been urban, it should have been African American. But, I wanted it to stay exactly who it was targeted at. ‘Entertainment’ was clear -  it was an entertainment product, it wasn’t educational… And then of course it was television." - Robert Johnson, Network Creator/Executive

This category consists of people who have founded networks, including cable networks.

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