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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

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

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Matlock	Diplomat	1-Oct-1929		US Ambassador to the USSR, 1987-91

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