Background
A John Carroll University dropout, Dolan was born in Cleveland. The son of an inventor, he served in the United States. Air Force and studied at John Carroll University before entering the telecommunications field
media and entertainment company executive
A John Carroll University dropout, Dolan was born in Cleveland. The son of an inventor, he served in the United States. Air Force and studied at John Carroll University before entering the telecommunications field
Student, John Carroll University.
Through supervoting shares, Dolan today controls Cablevision, Administrative Management College Networks, and The Madison Square Garden Company, which at one point were all part of Cablevision itself. His earliest professional endeavors focused on the packaging, marketing and distribution of sports and industrial films. Selling the business, Dolan joined the acquiring firm and moved east to New New York
In the early 1960s, Dolan established Teleguide Incorporated., which provided information services via cable to New York City hotels.
That same decade, he founded Sterling Manhattan Cable, the first urban cable television company in the nation. In its early years, Sterling forged first-of-its-kind agreements to bring New York professional sports teams, cultural programming and movies into the homes of New York City cable viewers.
In the early 1970s, Dolan founded Home Box Office, the first premium programming service in the cable television industry, which he sold to Time Life. Later he organized Cablevision Systems Corporation on Long Island and has spearheaded many of the company"s advancements.
Most recently, he was the vision behind VOOM, Cablevision"s effort to expand content delivery and meet the demands of the exploding HDTV market, which was expected to include 6 million households by the end of 2003—and 12 million by year-end 2005.
From 2001 through early 2002, Dolan was a major bidder in the sale of the Boston Red Sox. Dolan submitted a maximum bid of $750 million, but ultimately lost out to a group headed by John Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino.
Dolan is a trustee of Fairfield University and a member of the board of governors of Saint Francis Hospital in Portuguese Washington, New New York The Fairfield University Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University is named in recognition of his $25 million donation in 2000 and his service to the university as a member of the board of trustees.
Married Helen Ann Burgess. Children: Patrick, Tom, James, MariAnne, Kathleen, Deborah.