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

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   Ralph J. Roberts (1920-2015) was an American businessman who founded Comcast, the largest cable television company in the US. He was born in New York to Russian-Jewish immigrants, served in the navy, and married Suzanne Fleisher, a playwright and philanthropist.

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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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   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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5. 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...

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. apnews.com › television-general-news-32d50d6dd2224Comcast founder Ralph Roberts dies at 95 | AP News

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   Jun 20, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Roberts, a cable pioneer who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into an entertainment and communications behemoth, has died. He was 95. Comcast said in a statement that Roberts died Thursday night in Philadelphia of natural causes.

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   Who is Ralph Roberts?

   • His core values – integrity, family, hard work and dedication – remain the cornerstone of our business today and are embodied in the great people who work at Comcast. Ralph Roberts was the ultimate entrepreneur, founding the company with a small cable system in Tupelo, MS in 1963.

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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. variety.com › 2015 › tvComcast Founder Ralph Roberts Dies at 95 - Variety

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   Jun 19, 2015 · Ralph Roberts, the cable pioneer who founded Comcast in 1963 and saw it grow under the leadership of his son Brian into one of the industry's largest media conglomerates, died Thursday night in...