Broadcasting Executive Jamie Kellner, who helped to launch both FOX and the now defunct WB Network passed away this weekend according to multiple reports, including Variety.

In the professional wrestling periphery, Kellner is best known as the executive who took over Turner Broadcasting after parent company Time Warner merged with AOL - making the decision to cancel World Championship Wrestling programming, including Monday Nitro on TNT, Thunder on TBS and WCW Saturday Night.

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    fox was actually pretty influential in it’s rise, especially though shows like arsenio hall and in living colour. heck, fox and arsenio hall was essentially the reason why bill clinton became president.