Charles Dolan, that established a number of of one of the crucial well-known united state media companies consisting ofHome Box Office Inc and Cablevision Systems Corp., has really handed away at age 98, in response to a report.
A declaration launched Saturday by his family said Dolan handed away of all-natural causes, Newsday reported late Saturday.
“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, the visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the declaration said.
Newsday is possessed by Dolan’s child, Patrick Dolan, complying with Cablevision’s acquisition of Newsday Media Group in 2008, the paper reported.
Dolan’s custom in wire broadcasting consists of the 1972 launch of Home Box Office, usually known as HBO, and beginning Cablevision in 1973 and the American Movie Classics television terminal in 1984. He moreover launched News 12 in New York City, the preliminary 24-hour wire community for neighborhood info within the united state, Newsday reported.
Dolan, whose key house remained in Cove Neck Village on Long Island in New York, moreover held managing dangers in companies that possessed Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers, Newsday reported.
James Dolan, yet another of Charles Dolan’s youngsters, is chief government officer of The Madison Square Garden Company, which at present manages the sporting actions teams and sporting actions and delight locations.
Dolan is made it by means of by 6 children, 19 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. His higher half, Helen Ann Dolan, handed away in 2023, Newsday reported.
Brian P. D. Hannon, The Associated Press
