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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ralph_JRalph J. Roberts - Wikipedia

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   Ralph Joel Roberts (March 13, 1920 – June 18, 2015) was an American businessman who was the founder of Comcast, serving as its CEO for 46 years and as its chairman emeritus until his death in 2015.

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   Ralph Roberts was a visionary leader in the cable television industry and a philanthropist in Philadelphia. He founded Comcast in 1963 and led it to become one of the world’s leading media and technology companies.

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4. money.cnn.com › 2015/06/19 › mediaComcast founder Ralph Roberts dies - CNN Business

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   Jun 22, 2015 · The founder of Comcast, Ralph J. Roberts, a pioneer of the cable television industry, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. He was 95. Roberts led Comcast -- now the nation's single biggest...

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   Oct 19, 2018 · Ralph J. Roberts was the visionary who started Comcast in 1963 with a small cable system in Mississippi. He was a respected businessman, a philanthropist and a family man who passed away in 2015.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2015/06/20 › businessRalph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95

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   Jun 19, 2015 · Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry bought a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the...

7. corporate.comcast.com › ralph-j-roberts-statementRalph J. Roberts, Comcast Corporation Founder and Chairman ...

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   Jun 19, 2015 · Ralph Roberts, who built Comcast from a small cable company into a global media and technology leader, passed away at 95 in 2015. He was a visionary entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a respected community leader in Philadelphia.

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   Who was Ralph Roberts?

   • Ralph Roberts was an entrepreneur and a great American businessman who played a key role in the development of the cable television industry. He was a philanthropist deeply involved in community and civic activities in Philadelphia and around the nation. Most importantly, he was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather.

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   How did John Roberts become famous?

   • The year was 1963, and most people hadn't even heard of "cable" yet. Even the broadcast airwaves were still a novelty. Roberts had just 1,200 subscribers in Tupelo. But through a long series of acquisitions and expansions, he gained territory in other states and helped to establish the American cable television business.

   Comcast founder Ralph Roberts dies - CNN Business

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   How many children did Ralph Roberts have?

   • In the meantime, he and his wife had five children. Brian, born in 1959, was the fourth. Though his father called Comcast a “family business,” Brian was the only one of the children to show a serious interest in working with his father. That the others did not never fazed Ralph Roberts, who encouraged them to pursue their own interests.

   Ralph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95

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   How old was John Roberts when he became CEO of Comcast?

   • He was 95. Roberts led Comcast -- now the nation's single biggest cable provider -- for decades and remained the chairman emeritus of the company's board of directors. His son Brian became chairman and CEO of Comcast more than a decade ago.

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9. www.latimes.com › business › la-et-ct-ralph-robertsComcast founder Ralph Roberts dead at 95 - Los Angeles Times

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   Jun 20, 2015 · Roberts died Thursday of natural causes in Philadelphia, the company said. He was 95. In the 1980s and 1990s, Roberts helped lead the charge that consolidated the cable industry, which saw ...