Background
Rasmussen, William Franklyn was born on October 15, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Arnold and Gertrude Ann (O'Connor) Rasmussen.
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William Franklyn Rasmussen
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Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1954. Master of Business Administration, Rutgers University, 1960.
Career
Advertising assistant Lamp division Westinghouse Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1957-1959. Vice president, general manager Ad-Aid, Incorporated., Newark, 1959-1962. Sports director Station WTTT-Department of Administration and Management, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1962-1964.
Sports director Station WWLP-television, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965-1969, news director, co-anchor, 1970-1974.
Communications director New England Whalers, Hartford, 1974-1978. Founder, chairman Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Incorporated., Bristol, Connecticut, 1978-1980.
Chairman Enterprise Radio, Incorporated., Avon, Connecticut, 1980-1981. Vice president corporate development Satellite Syndicated Systems, Incorporated., Tulsa, since 1981.
Director Rasmussen Enterprises, Incorporated., Avon.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Edward Rector scholar, 1950-1954. Member National Cable television Association Pioneer in 24-hour day sports network for television cable systems
Connections
Married Lois Ann McDonnell, June 25, 1955. Children: Scott William, Glenn Justin, Lynn Sharon.
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American
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