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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)


United States, Media Org    (1943 to present)
• Major television news and entertainment company
Relationships
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
SherwoodBBOfficer
 
KarlJDEmployee
 
TapperJPEmployee
 
StephanopoulosGREmployee
 
RobertsCEmployee
 
ArledgeROfficer
 
GoldensonLOfficer
 
DivisionWaltDisneyCo
 
DivisionCapCities
 
SpinoffNBC
 
Life ofAmerBroadCo
 
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Sherwood, Benjamin B.   (Officer of, 2004 to 2019) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2004 : Executive Producer
• 2010 : President, ABC News
• 2015 : President, Disney-ABC Television Group
Karl, Jonathan David   (Employee of, 2003 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Tapper, Jacob P. (Jake)   (Employee of, 2003 to 2011) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Stephanopoulos, George R.   (Employee of, 1997 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2014 : Chief Anchor, ABC News (2014-2020)
Roberts, Cokie   (Employee of, 1989 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Political commentator
Arledge, Roone   (Officer of, 1968 to 1998) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1968 : President, ABC Sports
• 1977 : President, ABC News
Goldenson, Leonard   (Officer of, 1953 to 1986) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman and CEO
The Walt Disney Company   (Division of, 1996 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1996 : Disney acquires CapCities/ABC for $19B, forming ABC Inc. as an operating unit
Capital Cities   (Division of, 1985 to 1995) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1985 : CapCities acquires ABC forming Capital Cities/ABC (See: NY Times article)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (Spinoff of, 1943) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• ABC formed as a result of government anti-trust action against NBC