✎ About George Bodenheimer

He worked his way up to become the president of ESPN in 1998 and held that position until 2012. He then served as the executive chairman of ESPN until 2014. Bodenheimer is currently the executive chairman of the sports media company, Endeavor. George Bodenheimer is an American businessman and media personality with a net worth of $25 million. He graduated from Denison University and began his career at ESPN in the mailroom in 1979. He worked his way up to become president of ESPN in 1998 and held that position until 2012. He then served as executive chairman of ESPN until 2014 and is currently executive chairman of the sports media company, Endeavor.
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💰George Bodenheimer Net worth: $25 Million

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He eventually worked his way up from sales, marketing, and research to become president of ESPN Inc. and ABC's sports division. Bodenheimer was named ESPN's president in late 1998 and ABC Sports' president about five years later. He is credited with launching various ESPN satellite networks and programming, including ESPNHD, ESPN Plus, ESPN PPV, ESPN3, ESPNU, and ESPN Deportes, among others. Under Bodenheimer, ESPN and ESPN2 cracked almost 100 million households. He negotiated several long-term deals for the network, including contracts with Monday Night Football and the NFL, the NBA, MLB, and several college conferences such as the SEC and later the BCS. In 2008, he landed on the "Sports Business Journal" list of the 50 most influence people of 2008, claiming the top spot. Bodenheimer became ESPN's executive chairman in early 2012, once John Skipper replaced him as president. He left the company after 33 years in May 2014 and plans to focus his time on work with The V Foundation, which works to find a cure for cancer in honor of college basketball coach Jim Valvano.