George Bodenheimer | |
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| Born | George W. Bodenheimer (1958-05-06)May 6, 1958 (age 67) |
| Alma mater | Denison University |
| Employer | ESPN |
| Title | Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks President, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports |
| Website | George W. Bodenheimer |
George Bodenheimer (born May 6, 1958) is the former president ofESPN Inc. and ofABC's sports division, known since 2006 asESPN on ABC. He was president of ESPN since November 19, 1998 and of the former ABC Sports since March 3, 2003.
TheSports 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, withJohn Skipper replacing him as president.[2] On December 18, 2017, he becameacting chairman of ESPN after Skipper announced his resignation.[3]
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