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Robert ("Bob") Charles Wright (born 1943) is a U.S. television businessman. He graduated from Chaminade High School, the College of the Holy Cross and obtained also a LLB from University of Virginia Law School. Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Chaminade High School is a Roman Catholic high school for boys located in Mineola, New York. ... Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana) or other similarly named Holy Cross Colleges. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...


He was named president and CEO of NBC in 1986. In 2001, he became chairman and CEO. In May 2004, NBC's parent company, General Electric, acquired Vivendi Universal Entertainment to create NBC Universal. Bob Wright is currently chairman and CEO of the new company. He also is vice chairman of GE. It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Earlier he was President of GE Financial Services and before that President of Cox Cable Communications.


After his grandson was diagnosed with autism in 2004, he and his wife, Suzanne, established a foundation called Autism Speaks. His three children Katie, Chris and Maggie all reside in New York City. Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests in delays of social interaction, language as used in social communication, or symbolic or imaginative play, with onset prior to age 3 years, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. ... Autism Speaks was founded in February, 2005 by Bob Wright and his wife Suzanne, to help find a cure for autism, a year after their grandson, Christian, was given the diagnosis. ...


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Online NewsHour: Bob Wright -- June 2002 (2433 words)
BOB WRIGHT: Well, first of all, these rules go back into [broadcasting's history] – they started in 1941 with radio and then they were largely incorporated with some more detail in 1953 to television, so we're talking about some pretty old-time rules here.
BOB WRIGHT: I think they're concluding that it's a complex world, and they're not quite sure that it's in the consumer's or the viewer's interest or the government's interest to be deciding who gets to own what under what circumstances and how many.
BOB WRIGHT: Well, I think that when you have 90 channels, even though only one company owns control of all that, which is the legal monopoly that cable is, you're always going to be concerned about it, but I think there are places, ways to raise that issue.
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