The founder of ESPN at APU! Associate athletic director Gary Pine and the School of Business and Management hosted Bill Rasmussen, founder of ESPN on Friday, November 13th. He spoke at 8:20 a.m. in North UTCC to over 100 alert and interested students and guests about his career, successes, and how ESPN has arrived where it is today.
On September 7, 1979, ESPN went on the air for the first time. Through some impressive initiative, uncontainable passion, entrepreneurial courage, and plenty of good luck, the first 24-hour television network was born. For many diehard sports fans, ESPN’s impact has forever altered the way people watch television. Bill Rasmussen was the man with the dream that cultivated this mind-blowing inspiration, and APU was proud to welcome him to our campus.
Rasmussen told the listeners his story starting from the mere origins of his first thoughts on creating a sports station over 30 years ago. With an incredibly humble demeanor and an admirable honesty and straightforwardness, he shared the process of purchasing TV time, finding sports teams to cover, and the different world of pricing that existed in that day.
ESPN’s new website College Fanz was even present to cover APU’s home football game Saturday night with a booth selling merchandise to support the College Fanz scholarship fund. The weekend was a success and it was a true privilege to host Bill Rasmussen on the APU campus.
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