John Hendricks
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This article is about the television executive. For other people with similar names, see John Hendricks (disambiguation).
John Samuel Hendricks[1] (born March 29, 1952)[2] is an American businessman and the founder and former chairman of Discovery, Inc. (later Warner Bros. Discovery), a broadcasting and film production company which owned the Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet networks, among other ventures. On March 20, 2014, after 32 years at the helm, he made public his intention to retire as chairman of Discovery Communications after the annual shareholders' meeting of May 16, 2014. He moved on to found CuriosityStream, an ad-free, on-demand streaming service.[3]
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Born | John Samuel Hendricks (1952-03-29) March 29, 1952 (age 72) Matewan, West Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Discovery Communications and CuriosityStream |
Awards | International Emmy Founders Award (2000) |
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