George Bodenheimer

George Bodenheimer
Born
George W. Bodenheimer

(1958-05-06) May 6, 1958 (age 65)
Alma materDenison University
EmployerESPN
TitleCo-Chairman, Disney Media Networks
President, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports
WebsiteGeorge W. Bodenheimer

George Bodenheimer (born May 6, 1958) is the former president of ESPN Inc. and of ABC's sports division, known since 2006 as ESPN on ABC. He was president of ESPN since November 19, 1998 and of the former ABC Sports since March 3, 2003.

The Sports Business Journal named Bodenheimer the most influential person of 2008 on a list of 50 people.[1]

As of January 1, 2012, Bodenheimer was the executive chairman of ESPN, with John Skipper replacing him as president.[2] On December 18, 2017, he became acting chairman of ESPN after Skipper announced his resignation.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The 50 Most Influential List 1-10". Sports Business Daily. 14 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Lexington native to head ESPN". Winston-Salem Journal. 2011-11-23. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2017-12-18). "ESPN Chief John Skipper Steps Down, Citing Substance Addiction Problem". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  • Corporate bio
  • One Chief for ESPN and ABC Sports, by George

External links

  • George Bodenheimer at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Edit this at Wikidata
Awards for George Bodenheimer
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2011
  • Jodi Benson
  • Barton "Bo" Boyd*
  • Jim Henson*
  • Linda Larkin
  • Paige O'Hara
  • Regis Philbin
  • Anika Noni Rose
  • Lea Salonga
  • Raymond Watson
  • Guy Williams*
  • Bonita Granville Wrather*
  • Jack Wrather*
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2017
2019
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