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⚫ '''Brian L. Roberts''' (born June 28, 1959) is an American ] businessman, and the chairman and CEO of ], an American company providing cable, entertainment, and communications products and services which was founded by his father, ].

⚫ '''Brian L. Roberts''' (born June 28, 1959) is an American ] businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ], an American company providing cable, entertainment, and communications products and services which was founded by his father, ].


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Roberts was born in ], ], the son of ], the founder of Comcast Corporation, and Suzanne (née Fleisher), a former actress and playwright.<ref name=PhillyLove>{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-02-14/news/37081674_1_suzanne-ralph-dance-floor |work=]|title=Love: Suzanne (Fleisher) Roberts & Ralph J. Roberts|author= Kellie Patrick Gates|date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> Roberts graduated from the ] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the ] in 1981, and immediately began working for Comcast.<ref> December 21, 2001</ref> Roberts was born into a ] family in ], ], the son of ], the founder of Comcast Corporation, and Suzanne (née Fleisher), a former actress and playwright.<ref name=PhillyLove>{{cite news|url=https://articles.philly.com/2013-02-14/news/37081674_1_suzanne-ralph-dance-floor |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630043744/http://articles.philly.com/2013-02-14/news/37081674_1_suzanne-ralph-dance-floor |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |work=]|title=Love: Suzanne (Fleisher) Roberts & Ralph J. Roberts|author= Kellie Patrick Gates|date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/193521/brian-roberts-jewish-roots-and-outsized-ambition-d/|title=Brian Roberts' Jewish Roots and Outsized Ambition Drive Comcast's Rise in Media|last1=GuttmanMarch 2|first1=Nathan|last2=Images|first2=2014getty|website=The Forward|date=2 March 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> His maternal grandfather, ], was a real estate investor and philanthropist who supported ]. Roberts graduated from ] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the ] in 1981, and immediately began working for Comcast.<ref> December 21, 2001</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Roberts is chairman and CEO of ], and personally controls 33 1/3% of the voting rights of the company.<ref>, comcast.com; retrieved February 12, 2014</ref> He was named President of Comcast Corporation in 1990 when the company had $657 million in annual revenue. Comcast Corporation’s annual revenue has since grown to $94.5 billion.<ref name=comcastbio>{{cite web|title=Comcast Biography of Mr. Brian L. Roberts|url=https://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/leadership-overview/brian-l-roberts|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref> Roberts is chairman and CEO of ].<ref>, comcast.com; retrieved February 12, 2014</ref> He was named President of Comcast Corporation in 1990 at 31 years of age when the company had $657 million in annual revenue. Comcast Corporation's annual revenue has since grown to $94.5 billion.<ref name=comcastbio>{{cite web|title=Comcast Biography of Mr. Brian L. Roberts|url=https://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/leadership-overview/brian-l-roberts|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>


Roberts is chairman of the board of directors of the ] (NCTA), and a former ].<ref> April 26, 2005</ref> Roberts served as Chairman of NCTA from 1995 to 1996, when the landmark deregulatory 1996 Telecommunications Act became law. Roberts is chairman of the board of directors of the ] (NCTA), and a former ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620203949/https://www.ncta.com/news-and-events/media-room/content/us-cable-industry-launches-%E2%80%9Ctake-control-its-easy%E2%80%9D-campaign-help-parents-manage-their |date=2015-06-20 }} April 26, 2005</ref> Roberts served as Chairman of NCTA from 1995 to 1996, when the landmark deregulatory 1996 Telecommunications Act became law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Roberts |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/26537 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The White House |language=en}}</ref>


In 2000, Roberts acquired AT&T Broadband for $53.2 billion in stock and assumed debt. The deal allowed Comcast to become the largest cable operator in the world. In 2009, ] was also acquired by Comcast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boldbusiness.com/human-achievement/bold-leader-spotlight-brian-l-roberts-ceo-chairman-comcast/|title=Bold Leader Spotlight: Brian L. Roberts, CEO Comcast NBCUniversal|last=March|first=Staff Writer 20 November 201820|date=2018-11-20|website=Bold Business|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
In 2016, Roberts received US$28.6 million in compensation,<ref name=salary1>{{cite web|title=Comcast - Mr. Brian L. Roberts Compensation|url=https://www1.salary.com/Brian-L-Roberts-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-COMCAST-CORP.html|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> and in 2018, his net worth was US$1.98 billion.<ref name=ForbesBillionaires />

In 2016, Roberts received US$28.6 million in compensation,<ref name=salary1>{{cite web|title=Comcast - Mr. Brian L. Roberts Compensation|url=https://www1.salary.com/Brian-L-Roberts-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-COMCAST-CORP.html|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> and in 2020, his net worth was US$1.7 billion.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Brian Roberts |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/brian-roberts/ |website=Forbes profile |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> In 2023, Roberts's total compensation at Comcast was $35.5 million, up 11% from the previous year and representing a CEO-to-median worker ] of 398-to-1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Equilar 100: CEO Pay at the Largest Companies by Revenue |url=https://www.equilar.com/reports/111-table-equilar-new-york-times-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815195403/https://www.equilar.com/reports/111-table-equilar-new-york-times-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024.html |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Equilar |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards and philanthropy== ==Awards and philanthropy==
''Institutional Investor'' Magazine named Roberts as its top vote-getter for three years in a row (2004–06) in the Cable & Satellite category of their America's Best CEOs annual survey; and named Comcast as one of America's Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies in 2006. ''Institutional Investor'' Magazine named Roberts as its top vote-getter for three years in a row (2004–06) in the Cable & Satellite category of their America's Best CEOs annual survey; and named Comcast as one of America's Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Roberts |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/26537 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The White House |language=en}}</ref>


Roberts was the recipient of the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the ], and was the 2002 ] Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The ] of Philadelphia honored Roberts with their 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships.<ref name=PressRoomBio>{{cite press release|title=Brian L. Roberts|url=http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/pressroom/corporateoverview/corporateexecutives/brianroberts.html|accessdate=April 21, 2012}}</ref> Roberts was the recipient of the 1994 Golden Plate Award of the ],<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}</ref> the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the ], and was the 2002 ] Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The ] of Philadelphia honored Roberts with their 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships.<ref name=PressRoomBio>{{cite press release|title=Brian L. Roberts|url=http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/pressroom/corporateoverview/corporateexecutives/brianroberts.html|access-date=April 21, 2012}}</ref>


In 2001, Roberts was awarded the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's 2011 Ambassador for Humanity Award.<ref>Michael Elkin , jewishexponent.com, May 4, 2011; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref> In 2011, Roberts was awarded the ] Institute's 2011 Ambassador for Humanity Award.<ref>Michael Elkin , jewishexponent.com, May 4, 2011; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref>


The Aileen K. and Brian L. Roberts Foundation was one of the largest contributors to the restoration of the Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue at ] in ], named in the honor of his maternal grandfather.<ref>, easternstate.org; retrieved February 19, 2014.</ref> The Aileen K. and Brian L. Roberts Foundation was one of the largest contributors to the restoration of the Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue at ] in ], named in the honor of his maternal grandfather.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418124821/http://www.easternstate.org/support/completed-projects/funders-synagogue-restoration |date=2016-04-18 }}, easternstate.org; retrieved February 19, 2014.</ref>


==Maccabiah Games== ==Maccabiah Games==
Being an All-American squash player, Roberts participated in the ] in Israel, earning a Gold Medal with the U.S. ] team in 2005, and Silver Medals in 1981, 1985, 1997, and 2009.<ref name=PressRoomBio/><ref>Michael Elkin , jewishexponent.com, May 4, 2011; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref> On October 21, 2012, Roberts was honored by Maccabi USA as a 'Legend of the Maccabiah.'<ref>; retrieved December 20, 2014.</ref> An All-American ] player, Roberts competed in the ] in Israel, earning a gold medal with the U.S. squash team in the ], and silver medals in the ], the ], the ], and the ].<ref name=PressRoomBio/><ref>Michael Elkin {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419112502/http://www.jewishexponent.com/shoah-salute-personal-meaning-for-comcast-ceo |date=2016-04-19 }}, jewishexponent.com, May 4, 2011; accessed June 20, 2015.</ref> On October 21, 2012, Roberts was honored by Maccabi USA as a 'Legend of the Maccabiah.'<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190556/http://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/2012-legends-of-the-maccabiah/ |date=2014-12-21 }}; retrieved December 20, 2014.</ref>


==Politics== ==Politics==
Roberts was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000, the nonpartisan host committee for the ]. The '']'' named Roberts to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "Pennsylvania’s most powerful businessman", and noted his influence with ] ].<ref name=pareport2003>{{cite web|title=The PA Report 'Power 75' List|work=]|publisher=Capital Growth, Inc.|date=January 31, 2003|url=http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920200116/http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf|archivedate=2006-09-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> Roberts was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000, the nonpartisan host committee for the ]. The ''Pennsylvania Report'' named Roberts to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "Pennsylvania’s most powerful businessman", and noted his influence with ] ].<ref name=pareport2003>{{cite web|title=The PA Report 'Power 75' List|work=Pennsylvania Report|publisher=Capital Growth, Inc.|date=January 31, 2003|url=http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920200116/http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf|archive-date=2006-09-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2003, Roberts was named to the ] list of politically influential individuals.<ref name=power2003>{{cite web|title=Power 50|work=]|publisher=The Publius Group|year=2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417135307/http://www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm|url=http://www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm|archivedate=2004-04-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003, Roberts was named to the ] list of politically influential individuals.<ref name=power2003>{{cite web|title=Power 50|work=]|publisher=The Publius Group|year=2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417135307/http://www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm|url=http://www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm|archive-date=2004-04-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>


⚫ In December 2009, Roberts wrote a letter to President ], endorsing the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Roberts endorses PPACA|work=]|year=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702092702/https://www.politico.com/static/PPM143_091203_wh_healthcare_letter.html|url=https://www.politico.com/static/PPM143_091203_wh_healthcare_letter.html|archive-date=2015-07-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Since 2006, Roberts has donated more than $76,000 to Democratic candidates, and $13,500 to Republican candidates.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hart |first=Kim |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/70767-comcast-nbc-deal-finds-campaign-cash-converging-with-obamas-principles |title=Comcast-NBC deal finds campaign cash converging with Obama's principles |newspaper=The Hill |date=2012-05-09 |accessdate=2014-04-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207062257/http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/70767-comcast-nbc-deal-finds-campaign-cash-converging-with-obamas-principles |archivedate=December 7, 2009 }}</ref>


Roberts has donated $90,600 to Democratic candidates/PACs, and $70,300 to Republican candidates/PACs. He has not donated to any political party or candidate since 2012. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/search?order=desc&page=1&q=ROBERTS%2C+BRIAN+L&sort=D&type=donors|title= ROBERTS, BRIAN L|work=]|access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
⚫ In December 2009, Roberts wrote a letter to President ], endorsing the ].<ref>, politico.com; accessed June 19, 2015.</ref>


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Roberts is considered a supporter of the ] and supported ] in the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Comcast/NBC fired and insulted Trump and now faces a grudge-holding president |url=https://www.philly.com/philly/business/comcast/ComcastNBC-faces-displeased-and-grudge-harboring-Trump-after-Jan-20-inauguration.html |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 13, 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Roberts and his wife, Aileen Kennedy Roberts, live in Philadelphia and have three children, Sarah, Tucker and Amanda. Aileen is the director of the ].<ref>, businessweek.com; retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref><ref>, phillymag,com, May 31, 2012</ref> Roberts and his wife, Aileen Kennedy Roberts, live in Philadelphia and have three children. Aileen is the chair of the ].<ref>, businessweek.com; retrieved July 8, 2012.</ref><ref>, phillymag,com, May 31, 2012</ref>


In 2010, Roberts presented his mother, along with his brother Douglas and his father, ] Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4K-1aUlm6w |title=Brian, Doug & Ralph Roberts Presenting Suzanne Roberts Lifetime Achievement Honor |date=6 March 2011 |website=YouTube.com |accessdate=28 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0|title=Ralph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95 |publisher=The New York Times, USA |date=19 June 2015 |first1=Glenn |last1=Rifkin |accessdate=28 February 2017}}</ref> In 2010, Roberts, along with his brother Douglas and his father, presented his mother a ] Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4K-1aUlm6w |title=Brian, Doug & Ralph Roberts Presenting Suzanne Roberts Lifetime Achievement Honor |date=6 March 2011 |website=YouTube.com |access-date=28 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/business/media/ralph-roberts-cable-tv-pioneer-who-built-comcast-dies-at-95.html?_r=0|title=Ralph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95 |work=The New York Times, USA |date=19 June 2015 |first1=Glenn |last1=Rifkin |access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref>


Roberts owns a 48&nbsp;ft sloop and a 65&nbsp;ft sloop, both designed by ] and named ''Aileen'' after his wife, which he sails while on vacation in his seasonal home on ].<ref>{{cite|url=https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2015/06/18/embracing-fellowship-wind|author=Steve Myrick|date=2015-06-18|newspaper=Vineyard Gazette|title=Embracing a Fellowship of the Wind}}</ref> Roberts' son, Tucker, was appointed president of ] ] team ] in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/comcast/comcast-roberts-son-tucker-roberts-cable-president-television-video-games-esports-fusion-activision-blizzard-overwatch-league-20180109.html|title=Comcast CEO's son and gamer, Tucker Roberts, to head company-owned esports team|work=Philly.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref> after Comcast and its sporting arm ] paid a reported $20 million in franchise fees to participate in that league.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/20673359/blizzard-entertainment-locks-two-more-20-million-overwatch-league-spots|title=Blizzard locks in two more $20 million Overwatch League spots|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en}}</ref> Roberts owns a 48&nbsp;ft ] and a 65&nbsp;ft sloop, both designed by ] and named ''Aileen'' after his wife, which he sails while on vacation in his seasonal home on Wildwood, NJ.<ref>{{citation|url=https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2015/06/18/embracing-fellowship-wind|first1=Steve|last1=Myrick|date=2015-06-18|newspaper=Vineyard Gazette|title=Embracing a Fellowship of the Wind}}</ref>
Roberts's son Tucker was appointed president of ] ] team ] in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/comcast/comcast-roberts-son-tucker-roberts-cable-president-television-video-games-esports-fusion-activision-blizzard-overwatch-league-20180109.html|title=Comcast CEO's son and gamer, Tucker Roberts, to head company-owned esports team|work=]|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref> after Comcast and its sporting arm ] paid a reported $20 million in franchise fees to participate in that league.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/20673359/blizzard-entertainment-locks-two-more-20-million-overwatch-league-spots|title=Blizzard locks in two more $20 million Overwatch League spots|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en}}</ref>


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American billionaire businessman This article is about the CEO. For people with similar names, see Brian Roberts (disambiguation).
Brian Roberts
Born (1959-06-28) June 28, 1959 (age 65)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, Comcast
SpouseAileen Kennedy
Children3
RelativesRalph J. Roberts (father)

Brian L. Roberts (born June 28, 1959) is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Comcast, an American company providing cable, entertainment, and communications products and services which was founded by his father, Ralph J. Roberts.

Early life and education

Roberts was born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ralph J. Roberts, the founder of Comcast Corporation, and Suzanne (née Fleisher), a former actress and playwright. His maternal grandfather, Alfred W. Fleisher, was a real estate investor and philanthropist who supported prison reform. Roberts graduated from Germantown Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981, and immediately began working for Comcast.

Career

Roberts is chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation. He was named President of Comcast Corporation in 1990 at 31 years of age when the company had $657 million in annual revenue. Comcast Corporation's annual revenue has since grown to $94.5 billion.

Roberts is chairman of the board of directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and a former treasurer. Roberts served as Chairman of NCTA from 1995 to 1996, when the landmark deregulatory 1996 Telecommunications Act became law.

In 2000, Roberts acquired AT&T Broadband for $53.2 billion in stock and assumed debt. The deal allowed Comcast to become the largest cable operator in the world. In 2009, NBCUniversal was also acquired by Comcast.

In 2016, Roberts received US$28.6 million in compensation, and in 2020, his net worth was US$1.7 billion. In 2023, Roberts's total compensation at Comcast was $35.5 million, up 11% from the previous year and representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 398-to-1.

Awards and philanthropy

Institutional Investor Magazine named Roberts as its top vote-getter for three years in a row (2004–06) in the Cable & Satellite category of their America's Best CEOs annual survey; and named Comcast as one of America's Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies in 2006.

Roberts was the recipient of the 1994 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and was the 2002 Walter Kaitz Foundation Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia honored Roberts with their 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships.

In 2011, Roberts was awarded the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's 2011 Ambassador for Humanity Award.

The Aileen K. and Brian L. Roberts Foundation was one of the largest contributors to the restoration of the Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, named in the honor of his maternal grandfather.

Maccabiah Games

An All-American squash player, Roberts competed in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, earning a gold medal with the U.S. squash team in the 2005 Maccabiah Games, and silver medals in the 1981 Maccabiah Games, the 1985 Maccabiah Games, the 1997 Maccabiah Games, and the 2009 Maccabiah Games. On October 21, 2012, Roberts was honored by Maccabi USA as a 'Legend of the Maccabiah.'

Politics

Roberts was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000, the nonpartisan host committee for the 2000 Republican National Convention. The Pennsylvania Report named Roberts to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "Pennsylvania’s most powerful businessman", and noted his influence with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.

In 2003, Roberts was named to the PoliticsPA list of politically influential individuals.

In December 2009, Roberts wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, endorsing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Roberts has donated $90,600 to Democratic candidates/PACs, and $70,300 to Republican candidates/PACs. He has not donated to any political party or candidate since 2012.

Brian L. Roberts with his father Ralph J. Roberts, founder of Comcast, at their Philadelphia headquarters in 1999

Personal life

Roberts and his wife, Aileen Kennedy Roberts, live in Philadelphia and have three children. Aileen is the chair of the Barnes Foundation.

In 2010, Roberts, along with his brother Douglas and his father, presented his mother a Women's Image Network Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.

Roberts owns a 48 ft sloop and a 65 ft sloop, both designed by Sparkman & Stephens and named Aileen after his wife, which he sails while on vacation in his seasonal home on Wildwood, NJ.

Roberts's son Tucker was appointed president of Overwatch League eSports team Philadelphia Fusion in January 2018, after Comcast and its sporting arm Comcast Spectacor paid a reported $20 million in franchise fees to participate in that league.

References

  1. Kellie Patrick Gates (February 14, 2013). "Love: Suzanne (Fleisher) Roberts & Ralph J. Roberts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
  2. GuttmanMarch 2, Nathan; Images, 2014getty (2 March 2014). "Brian Roberts' Jewish Roots and Outsized Ambition Drive Comcast's Rise in Media". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer: "A continual spotlight awaits a 'very private' Brian Roberts AT&T deal catapults Comcast's chief to the industry forefront" By Benjamin Y. Lowe December 21, 2001
  4. Comcast Corporation Website: "Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation", comcast.com; retrieved February 12, 2014
  5. "Comcast Biography of Mr. Brian L. Roberts". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. "U.S. Cable Industry Launches 'Take Control. It's Easy' Campaign to Help Parents Manage Their Family's TV Viewing" Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine April 26, 2005
  7. "Brian Roberts". The White House. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. March, Staff Writer 20 November 201820 (2018-11-20). "Bold Leader Spotlight: Brian L. Roberts, CEO Comcast NBCUniversal". Bold Business. Retrieved 2020-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Comcast - Mr. Brian L. Roberts Compensation". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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