George N. Gillett, Jr.
| George N. Gillett Jr. | |
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| Former Co-owner and Chairman of Liverpool F.C. | |
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In office 6 February 2007 – 15 October 2010 Serving with Tom Hicks |
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| Preceded by | Moores family |
| Succeeded by | John W. Henry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1938 |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Gillett (1970-present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Vail, Colorado |
| Alma mater |
Lake Forest Academy Amherst College Dominican College of Racine |
| Profession | Businessman |
George Nield Gillett Jr. (born 22 October 1938) is an American businessman. Originally from Wisconsin, he lives in Vail, Colorado. He is married and has four children.
George Gillett graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1956. He attended Amherst College and is a 1961 graduate of Dominican College of Racine, Wisconsin. Gillett's first job following college was with Crown Zellerbach as regional sales manager.
Gillett's career continued in the 1960s in marketing and management consulting, initially with McKinsey & Co. A sports fanatic since childhood, by 1966, he was business manager and partner of the Miami Dolphins. In 1966, he purchased a 20% interest in the Miami Dolphins NFL franchise for $1 million. He sold this interest in 1968 for $3 million, and used some of the proceeds to purchase the nearly defunct Harlem Globetrotters and later started Globetrotters Communications, a nationally syndicated radio group. He reinvigorated the Globetrotters by an intense marketing effort that included a popular cartoon series.
In 1978, Gillett bought Packerland. With the successful venture of Packerland, Gillett then diversified into radio and television with the start of Gillett Communications Company. At its peak, Gillett Communications owned network affiliates, the majority of which were CBS, in many of the country's major television markets.
In 1979, he launched Gillett Communications by buying three small television stations. Three years later he bought the WSM television station in Nashville. In 1984, Gillett acquired Appleton-based Post Corporation's eight television stations, 22 newspapers and associated plants; the non-broadcast assets were sold to Thomson Corporation and other buyers. In 1987, he acquired Storer Broadcasting using Kohlberg Kravis Roberts junk bonds, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lifted restrictions on ownership.
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