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ABC

COMPANY

Broadcast network, founded 1943 when NBC divested itself of its Blue Network. Acquired by Capital Cities Communications in 1986, which assumed its identity. Acquired by Disney in 1996.

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

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$10.9B (2003)

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roone Arledge
Sports Figure
8-Jul-1931 5-Dec-2002 Created Wide World of Sports
Steven M. Bornstein
Business
?   President of ESPN, 1990-99
Stephen B. Burke
Business
c. 1958   COO of Comcast
Robert F. Callahan
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Ziff-Davis Media
Barry Diller
Business
2-Feb-1942   CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
Ronald J. Doerfler
Business
c. 1942   CFO of Hearst
Michael Eisner
Business
7-Mar-1942   CEO of Disney, 1984-2005
Ann Maynard Gray
Business
c. 1946   Former ABC executive
James C. Hagerty
Government
9-May-1909 11-Apr-1981 Eisenhower's press secretary
Robert Iger
Business
10-Feb-1951   CEO of Disney
Susan M. Lyne
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Phillip J. Meek
Business
c. 1937   Senior VP at ABC, 1986-97
Mary Ann Tighe
Business
1948   Tri-State CEO, CB Richard Ellis
David Westin
Business
c. 1952   President of ABC News

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ulric Haynes
Diplomat
8-Jun-1931   US Ambassador to Algeria, 1977-81
Robert Iger
Business
10-Feb-1951   CEO of Disney

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Gustavo Cisneros
Business
1945   Billionaire Venezuelan media mogul
Patricia Diaz Dennis
Attorney
2-Oct-1946   FCC Commissioner 1986-89
Dirk Dirksen
Business
25-Aug-1937 20-Nov-2006 Godfather of San Francisco punk
Ann Dore McLaughlin
Government
16-Nov-1941   US Secretary of Labor, 1987-89
Don Meredith
Football
10-Apr-1938 5-Dec-2010 Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball
Patrick Nagel
Artist
25-Nov-1945 4-Feb-1984 The Nagel Woman
Gerard R. Roche
Business
c. 1931   Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles
Chet Simmons
Business
11-Jul-1928 25-Mar-2010 President of ESPN, 1979-82

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jack Matlock
Diplomat
1-Oct-1929   US Ambassador to the USSR, 1987-91


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