Reynold Vincent "Rene" Anselmo was an American businessman who founded the satellite company PanAmSat and co-founded the television network Univision.
10 Facts About Rene Anselmo
1.
2.
Rene Anselmo's father was of Italian descent and the postmaster in Quincy.
3.
Rene Anselmo graduated from the University of Chicago in 1951.
4.
Rene Anselmo wed his wife Mary during his residence in Mexico.
5.
Rene Anselmo returned to the United States in 1963 to help run the Spanish-language television network Spanish International Network.
6.
Rene Anselmo was married to Mary Rene Anselmo, with whom he had three children, daughter Pier and sons, Rayce and Reverge.
7.
Rene Anselmo was described as having "unflinching self-confidence and willingness to risk all in his fight to upend the status quo" in a tribute by SpaceNews.
Related searches
Ronald Reagan 8.
Rene Anselmo challenged the monopoly in satellite provision held by Intelsat in the 1980s, taking out full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal asking political leaders, including former US President Ronald Reagan, to open up the satellite telecommunications market.
9.
Rene Anselmo donated over 100,000 daffodils and tulips to the city of Greenwich, Connecticut.
10.
Rene Anselmo died September 20,1995, from heart disease, aged 69.