ESPN went on the air on Sept. 7, 1979. Entrepreneurial daring and irrepressible enthusiasm gave the world the first 24-hour television network. Once unleashed upon sports fans, ESPN's impact forever changed the way we watch television. The man who had the dream, the founder of ESPN, is Bill Rasmussen.
Rasmussen's innovations in sports and broadcasting include "Sports Center," wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA regular season and "March Madness" college basketball, and coverage of the NFL Draft."
ESPN went on the air on Sept. 7, 1979. Entrepreneurial daring and irrepressible enthusiasm gave the world the first 24-hour television network. Once unleashed upon sports fans, ESPN's impact forever changed the way we watch television. The man who had the dream, the founder of ESPN, is Bill Rasmussen.
Rasmussen's innovations in sports and broadcasting include "Sports Center," wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA regular season and "March Madness" college basketball, and coverage of the NFL Draft."