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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Robert William Daniels, Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1920-07-01</span>)</span>July 1, 1920<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado" title="Greeley, Colorado">Greeley, Colorado</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 7, 2000<span style="display:none">(2000-03-07)</span> (aged 79)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Mirage,_California" title="Rancho Mirage, California">Rancho Mirage, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Military_Institute" title="New Mexico Military Institute">New Mexico Military Institute</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Cable television executive, sports owner</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert William Daniels Jr.</b> (July 1, 1920 – March 7, 2000) was an American cable television executive and owner of professional sports teams. He was a pioneer in building the cable television industry and was known as the "father of cable television."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having an interest in sports, he co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports West">Prime Ticket</a> sports network and was a co-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and was a founder of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a> as the owner of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Express_(USFL)" title="Los Angeles Express (USFL)">Los Angeles Express</a>. He also owned the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Stars" title="Utah Stars">Utah Stars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels was born in <a href="/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado" title="Greeley, Colorado">Greeley, Colorado</a> and shortly thereafter moved to <a href="/wiki/Hobbs,_New_Mexico" title="Hobbs, New Mexico">Hobbs, New Mexico</a>. There he was enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Military_Institute" title="New Mexico Military Institute">New Mexico Military Institute</a> (NMMI), a distinguished educational institution located in <a href="/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico" title="Roswell, New Mexico">Roswell, New Mexico</a>. In 1941 he won the New Mexico State <a href="/wiki/Golden_Gloves" title="Golden Gloves">Golden Gloves</a> Championships (later in 1969, he financed an amateur boxing team called the Denver Rocks, and supported the International Boxing League.) In 1941, he joined the Navy and became an accomplished fighter pilot both in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, retiring with the rank of full commander. Not long after the war, on his way home he happened upon a bar in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a> that was showing a boxing match from out-of-state, and he became interested in the technology that brought television over long distances.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Founding_an_industry">Founding an industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding an industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels took a chance on this long-distance television market by setting up a <a href="/wiki/Microwave" title="Microwave">microwave</a> feed that delivered Denver programming to <a href="/wiki/Casper,_Wyoming" title="Casper, Wyoming">Casper, Wyoming</a> in 1952. It was the first broadcast signal sent by microwave feed.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His television feed had only one channel and polled his viewers every 90 days on what they preferred to watch.<sup id="cite_ref-Mogul_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mogul-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He later shifted his focus towards brokering and investment banking for the growing industry. In 1958, he founded Daniels and Associates to specialize in this field. By 1965 his company, Daniels and Associates <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had brokered in excess of $100 million and this represented about 80 percent of the year's transactions.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daniels owned cable systems as well, with 31 cable systems in 10 states by 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When selling his cable systems, he often distributed a portion of the sale proceeds to his employees. One such sale of a system in Alaska resulted in $8 million in payouts to Daniels employees.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Lakers co-owner <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Jerry Buss</a>, Daniels started the Prime Ticket sports programming network in 1985, which he sold in 1994, sharing $12 million with his employees.<sup id="cite_ref-Mogul_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mogul-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, he sold 49% of Daniels & Associates to company executives.<sup id="cite_ref-Mogul_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mogul-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Daniels died in 2000, and in 2006 <a href="/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Canada" title="Royal Bank of Canada">Royal Bank of Canada</a> acquired Daniels & Associates, renaming it RBC Daniels.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A lifelong passionate fan for sports of all sorts, Daniels supported the Denver Grand Prix <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.gpdenver.com">[1]</a>, was a co-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, and owner of the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Utah_Stars" title="Utah Stars">Utah Stars</a> franchise, and a founder of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Express_(USFL)" title="Los Angeles Express (USFL)">Los Angeles Express</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a>. Daniels sponsored the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Auto_Club" title="United States Auto Club">USAC</a> <a href="/wiki/Championship_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Championship Car">Championship Car</a> campaigns of Texan <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Ruby" title="Lloyd Ruby">Lloyd Ruby</a> both in 1970 under the Daniels' Cablevision banner and in 1971 while promoting Daniels's <a href="/wiki/Utah_Stars" title="Utah Stars">Utah Stars</a> franchise and backed boxer <a href="/wiki/Ron_Lyle" title="Ron Lyle">Ron Lyle</a> in a championship fight against <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He acquired the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Stars" title="Utah Stars">Los Angeles Stars</a> in 1970 for about $850,000 and moved it to Utah. The Stars proved to be successful on the court, winning the ABA championship in the 1970–71 season, but unsuccessful financially, losing $400,000 that season. In total Daniels estimated that he lost $3.1 million operating the team. In December 1975, 16 games into the season, Daniels announced that the team could not pay the players, who included future <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a>. He initially tried to sell the team in 1974 to focus on his campaign for Governor of Colorado.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, he tried to merge the team with the <a href="/wiki/Spirits_of_St._Louis" title="Spirits of St. Louis">Spirits of St. Louis</a>, but that team received enough support from the city that it did not go through with the merger.<sup id="cite_ref-Stars_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stars-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league ultimately folded the team and dispersed its players. The bankruptcy left season ticketholders without a team or a refund on their tickets. In 1980, he made amends, by paying out a total of $750,000 to 3,000 former season ticketholders which included their ticket price plus interest.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ethics_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethics-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was one of the few owners to make money in the USFL. After the teams began signing increasingly lucrative player contracts, Daniels elected to sell his team to <a href="/w/index.php?title=J._William_Oldenburg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J. William Oldenburg (page does not exist)">J. William Oldenburg</a> for $8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-King_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels became active in politics, winning a seat as a National Committeeman from Colorado for the <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> and running for the Republican nomination for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado" title="Governor of Colorado">Governor of Colorado</a> in 1974. Daniels faced incumbent Governor <a href="/wiki/John_Vanderhoof" class="mw-redirect" title="John Vanderhoof">John Vanderhoof</a> in the primary election and was defeated in a 60% to 40% landslide. Vanderhoof would subsequently be defeated in the general election by a 53% to 46% margin against Democrat <a href="/wiki/Richard_Lamm" title="Richard Lamm">Richard Lamm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ripon_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ripon-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He remained active in the Republican Party, donating more than $100,000 to the party in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also provided a job in the cable industry to <a href="/wiki/Neil_Bush" title="Neil Bush">Neil Bush</a>, a son of Vice President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> after Neil's company, <a href="/wiki/Savings_and_loan_crisis#Silverado_Savings_and_Loan" title="Savings and loan crisis">Silverado Savings and Loan</a>, failed in the <a href="/wiki/S%26L_Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="S&L Crisis">S&L Crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mogul_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mogul-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1987, Daniels founded the <a href="/wiki/Young_Americans_Bank" title="Young Americans Bank">Young Americans Bank</a>, a special bank with a unique <a href="/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation" title="Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</a>-insured state charter. The bank caters only to patrons under the age of 22 and teaches young people about banking and related financial matters. </p><p>In 1998, he founded Prime Ventures, which owned six cable networks and added Prime Networks, a sports channel for his cable systems.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels was married four times and had two stepsons but no children of his own. His brother <a href="/wiki/Jack_Daniels_(New_Mexico_politician)" title="Jack Daniels (New Mexico politician)">Jack</a> was a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">New Mexico House of Representatives</a> and ran for Governor of New Mexico and United States Senator from New Mexico. His niece <a href="/wiki/Diane_Denish" title="Diane Denish">Diane Denish</a> was elected as the 28th <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico</a> in 2002 and later became a board member of the Daniels Fund.<sup id="cite_ref-Denish_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Denish-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Daniels died on March 7, 2000, at his home in <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Mirage,_California" title="Rancho Mirage, California">Rancho Mirage, California</a> after a long illness. In his will, he donated his mansion, <a href="/wiki/Cableland" title="Cableland">Cableland</a> to the city of Denver for use as the official residence of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Denver" title="List of mayors of Denver">Mayor of Denver</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2010, no mayor has used the home. It is primarily rented for events and the city has considered selling the property to raise money.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daniels had problems at times with alcohol and both patronized and supported the <a href="/wiki/Betty_Ford_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Betty Ford Center">Betty Ford Center</a> and helped found <a href="/wiki/Cenikor_Foundation" title="Cenikor Foundation">Cenikor Foundation</a>, a rehabilitation center in <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With his private <a href="/wiki/Learjet_35" title="Learjet 35">Learjet 35</a>, he sponsored a successful challenge to the world speed record which raised money for <a href="/wiki/Junior_Achievement" title="Junior Achievement">Junior Achievement</a>. While attending a college graduation, he asked a graduate about the business ethics coursework, only to be told that for that school there were no ethics studies as a part of the business school program.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This, in turn, led to Daniels's eventual endowment of what became the <a href="/wiki/Daniels_College_of_Business" title="Daniels College of Business">Daniels College of Business</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a>, as they shared a like-minded vision and included ethics studies in their program. He donated $22 million to the school over a period of years.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daniels decided to use his fortune to continue helping others by forming a foundation<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that supports issues relating to aging, alcoholism and substance abuse, amateur sports, disabilities, education (early childhood, K-12 reform, and ethics and integrity), the homelessness and disadvantaged, and youth development. This foundation, the <a href="/wiki/Daniels_Fund" title="Daniels Fund">Daniels Fund</a>, received over $1 billion from the Daniels estate making it one of the largest private foundations in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimesObit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Daniels&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHOFMEISTER2000" class="citation news cs1">HOFMEISTER, SALLIE (March 8, 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-08-mn-6782-story.html">"Bill Daniels; Sports Programming Pioneer Considered Father of Cable TV Industry"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0458-3035">0458-3035</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 21,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Bill+Daniels%3B+Sports+Programming+Pioneer+Considered+Father+of+Cable+TV+Industry&rft.date=2000-03-08&rft.issn=0458-3035&rft.aulast=HOFMEISTER&rft.aufirst=SALLIE&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2000-mar-08-mn-6782-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Daniels" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-King-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-King_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-08-sp-1929-story.html">"The King of Cable : Since 1952, Bill Daniels Has Helped U.S. Get the Picture"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. December 8, 1986.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=The+King+of+Cable+%3A+Since+1952%2C+Bill+Daniels+Has+Helped+U.S.+Get+the+Picture&rft.date=1986-12-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1986-12-08-sp-1929-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Daniels" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYTimesObit-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYTimesObit_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/09/business/bill-daniels-79-innovator-in-cable-television-industry.html">"Bill Daniels, 79, Innovator In Cable Television Industry"</a>. <i>New York Times</i>. 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Denver Post. 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