EPISODE · Jul 1, 2013 · 43 MIN
John Hendricks: Meet the Author
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John Hendricks created the Discovery Channel in 1985 to provide high-quality documentary programming that let people explore their worlds and satisfy their curiosity. John talks with moderator David Lieberman, executive editor at Deadline.com, about his memoir, A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story. The book recounts the struggles and triumphs of turning his passion for documentaries into the world’s most widely distributed cable channel and parlaying its popularity into a global media company.
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John Hendricks created the Discovery Channel in 1985 to provide high-quality documentary programming that let people explore their worlds and satisfy their curiosity. John talks with moderator David Lieberman, executive editor at Deadline.com, about his memoir, A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story. The book recounts the struggles and triumphs of turning his passion for documentaries into the world’s most widely distributed cable channel and parlaying its popularity into a global media company.
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