Comcast Founder Ralph Roberts Dies at 95
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Comcast founder Ralph Roberts died Thursday night of natural causes, the company Friday morning.
Roberts founded Comcast in 1963 after buying a small cable concern in Tupelo, Mississippi which had just 1,200 subscribers at the time. Over the years he helped transform Comcast into , which provides television and Internet access as well as content through outfits like NBCUniversal.
According to the , before founding Comcast, “Ralph was President and CEO of Pioneer Industries, a leading men’s clothing accessories company, Vice President of Muzak Corporation, and an account executive with Aitken Kynett Advertising Agency.”
For more on Comcast, check out Fortune’s recent deep-dive into the firm: .
Comcast founder Ralph Roberts died Thursday night of natural causes, the company Friday morning.
Roberts founded Comcast in 1963 after buying a small cable concern in Tupelo, Mississippi which had just 1,200 subscribers at the time. Over the years he helped transform Comcast into , which provides television and Internet access as well as content through outfits like NBCUniversal.
According to the , before founding Comcast, “Ralph was President and CEO of Pioneer Industries, a leading men’s clothing accessories company, Vice President of Muzak Corporation, and an account executive with Aitken Kynett Advertising Agency.”
For more on Comcast, check out Fortune’s recent deep-dive into the firm: .
