William Grimes
Biography
Biography
Former president and CEO of ESPN, the all-sports cable network, Grimes later held a similar position with the Spanish-language network and broadcast Univision before joining Multimedia Inc. in 1991. An organization which includes 61 newspapers, five TV and eight radio stations, and over 100 cable franchises, the South-Carolina based company also includes Multimedia Entertainment ("Donahue," "Sally Jessy Raphael"). In 1992, after less than a year with Multimedia, Grimes was tapped to be president and CEO. He later went on to serve as CEO of a media buying service, Zenith Media USA before being named the chairman of the board of directors of Netcast Communications, a multimedia online entertainment network launched in October 1996.
Filmography
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Life Events
1981
Served as president and chief executive officer of ESPN
1991
Joined Multimedia Inc. as vice president, corporate group, in August
1992
Appointed president and chief operating officer of Multimedia Inc. in April
1996
Named chairman of the board of directors of Netcast Communications
