Scott Rasmussen
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Scott Rasmussen in February 2012
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| Born |
March 30, 1956 Eglin Air Force Base, Florida |
| Residence | Ocean Grove, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
DePauw University Wake Forest University |
| Occupation | Political analyst |
| Known for | ESPN, Rasmussen Reports |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Rasmussen |
| Parent(s) | Bill Rasmussen |
| Website | Scott Rasmussen on Twitter |
Scott W. Rasmussen (born March 30, 1956) is an American political analyst and digital media entrepreneur. He is the president of Styrk.com, a digital media company he founded in 2014. Rasmussen is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and former public opinion pollster. Rasmussen's political commentary is distributed through a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column.
He is the founder and former president of Rasmussen Reports. In July 2013, Rasmussen left his post at Rasmussen Reports. He subsequently founded Rasmussen Media Group. In 2014, Rasmussen launched Styrk.com, a digital news service. Earlier in his professional life, Rasmussen co-founded the sports network ESPN.
Rasmussen was born on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Florida to Lois Ann and Bill Rasmussen. From an early age, Rasmussen was exposed to the broadcasting business through his father, who had worked for radio stations and was a communications director for the New England Whalers ice hockey team. With the help of his father, Rasmussen taped his first radio commercial at the age of seven. Rasmussen grew up spending summers in Ocean Grove, New Jersey with his grandparents. He got his first job at age 14 as an umbrella boy. He later served as an announcer for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association. During that time he was emcee for hockey legend Gordie Howe's 50th birthday celebration in 1978, which Rasmussen cites as a career highlight: "nothing in my professional career will ever equal the thrill...". In 1979, Scott and Bill Rasmussen founded ESPN, the cable sports network. Their stake in ESPN was bought out by Texaco in 1984. They went on to found the Enterprise Radio Network. Rasmussen and his father later had a falling out over what Rasmussen called unspecified "differences."
Speaking about his political views, Rasmussen said, "I was brought up loosely as a Republican, but at our family dinner table we talked about the important politics of the New York Giants and the New York Yankees. There was no political discussion in my life growing up. I became a Democrat after Richard Nixon and into the Jimmy Carter era and have been an Independent ever since. I spoke today about how the American people were skeptical about politicians—well, I’m more skeptical. I really do see the core issue as the political class versus mainstream voters. I think that is a much bigger gap than Republican, Democrat, conservative, or liberal."
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