Race Of Your Own Larry Namer Founder & Creator of E! Entertainment S1E25

This weeks episode we sit down and have an in depth discussion with Larry Nemar Founder & Creator of E! Entertainment Television. After several years as a technician, he became the Vice Chairman of the Cable TV division of the Electrical Workers Union. By age 25, he became the Director of Operations at Manhattan Cable and a year later was given sales and marketing. In 1979, he became Director of Corporate Development and was charged with building businesses derived from non-entertainment uses of the cable TV systems. He was recruited to become VP/General Manager of Valley Cable TV in Los Angeles. Namer and his friend Alan Mruvka created a plan for a TV network, Movietime, that would eventually become E!Entertainment Television. The platform would give rise to shows such as Talk Soup and Fashion Police starring Joan Rivers. Namer and Mruvka eventually sold their stake in the company, which is now owned by Comcast. He eventually went on the sell E! Entertainment for $3 Billion dollars. In 1989, he was awarded the President's Award from the National Cable Television Association. While remaining on the Board of E!, he started a media company in Russia called Comspan Communications. The company promoted or produced several hundred rock concerts and brought the soap opera Santa Barbara to Russia. Additionally, the company was heavily involved in live sporting events and produced and promoted the Champions Tennis Tour with Conners, McEnroe, Borg and others. "Offscript: Recipes for Success" Book by LARRY J. NAMER https://www.offscriptbook.com/ BUY on Amazon: https://a.co/d/bQ9w2KP A Race of your Own Series IG : / raceofyourown Thank you for tuning in. Don't forget to subscribe. Listen also on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3YOHILg...