Robert Morris "Bob" Rosencrans was a cable television industry pioneer who helped create C-SPAN, an American public affairs television network.
14 Facts About Robert Rosencrans
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Robert Rosencrans's parents were Alvin, an Austrian immigrant who imported ornaments for women's hats, and Eva Greene, a Russian immigrant who was a fashion designer for Alvin's sister, Nettie Rosenstein.
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Robert Rosencrans had plans to attend Dartmouth College until his older brother died in combat during World War II.
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Robert Rosencrans enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Forces, then earned bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Columbia University in 1949.
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Robert Rosencrans conceived the idea of a cable system after BOT purchased TelePrompTer in 1956 with the goal of expanding its closed-circuit programming.
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Robert Rosencrans did so in order to broadcast "Thrilla in Manila", the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, to its subscribers in Florida.
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Robert Rosencrans is credited for persuading Madison Square Garden to launch the television network MSG.
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Robert Rosencrans was an early financial backer and founding board chair of C-SPAN, an American public affairs television network.
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Robert Rosencrans served on the C-SPAN board for nearly 40 years and was designated its chairman emeritus until his death.
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Robert Rosencrans started the cable multiple system operator Columbia International, which sold in 1995 for an estimated $600 million.
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In 2000, Robert Rosencrans was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, which recognizes "ground-breaking leaders who have shaped and advanced" the cable telecommunications industry.
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Robert Rosencrans was an investor in the video discussion website Bloggingheads.
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Robert Rosencrans was Jewish and described by The New York Times as a "political liberal".
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Robert Rosencrans died at a hospital from stroke complications on August 3,2016, in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the age of 89.