John Hendricks
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John Hendricks is an American media entrepreneur best known for creating the Discovery Channel and building it into a global factual television brand.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Hendricks canonical | 3 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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media entrepreneur ⓘ |
| businessArea |
broadcasting
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cable television ⓘ global media ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
factual television
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media ⓘ television ⓘ |
| founded |
Discovery Channel
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Discovery Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
documentary television
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non-fiction television ⓘ |
| hasCreated | global factual television brand Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGiven | philanthropic donations to educational institutions ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of factual television worldwide ⓘ |
| knownAs | Founder of Discovery Channel ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building Discovery Channel into a global factual television brand
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founding the Discovery Channel ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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media executive ⓘ television executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Discovery Communications
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chief executive officer of Discovery Communications ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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