The Man Who Built ESPN | Hartford News

Bill Rasmussen, the visionary behind ESPN who died at 93 after battling Parkinson’s, dreamed up a 24/7 sports TV network in 1978—starting with local games but quickly scaling into a global media giant. A former radio and TV exec with ties to the New England Whalers, he became ESPN’s first president and chairman, guiding it from 80 staffers in Bristol to over 5,900 employees across TV, streaming, digital, and audio. Inducted into two Halls of Fame, he also championed Parkinson’s research until his final days, leaving an indelible mark on how we experience sports.

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