George Bodenheimer (born May 6, 1958) is the former president of
ESPN Inc.
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and of
ABC
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's sports division, known since 2006 as
ESPN on ABC
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. 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.
As of January 1, 2012, Bodenheimer was the executive chairman of ESPN, with
John Skipper
John Skipper is an American television executive, former executive chairman of DAZN Group, and former president of ESPN.
Career Education and early career
Skipper attended Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, North Carolina. He the ...
replacing him as president. On December 18, 2017, he became
acting chairman
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of ESPN after Skipper announced his resignation.
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Corporate bio
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1958 births
Denison University alumni
Living people
ESPN executives
American Broadcasting Company executives
Presidents of ESPN
Presidents of ABC Sports
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