Rodgers to run Radio One cable network.(Johnathan Rodgers named CEO of cable network to be targeted at African-Americans)
Multichannel News, March, 2003 by Umstead, R. Thomas
Former Discovery Networks U.S. president Johnathan Rodgers is back in cable as of last week, named CEO of the upstart African-American-targeted network co-owned by Comcast Corp. and Radio One Inc. Rodgers, who left Discovery in March 2002, will oversee day-today operations of the yet-to-be-named service, which industry observers view as positioned to compete with Viacom Inc.'s Black Entertainment Television.
Comcast and Radio One will each own less than 40 percent of the new channel. They're looking for a third party or parties to buy the rest, but won't comment on prospective investors. Once the financing is complete, Rodgers said he'd like to get the network up and running within six months, or sooner "if there's immediate demand." ...
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