DePauw University: 41 Years Ago Today, Bill, Scott Rasmussen Had Idea That Became ESPN
August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019
GREENCASTLE, Indiana, Aug. 16 -- DePauw University issued the following news:
"On August 16, 1978, Bill Rasmussen was stuck in traffic on a sweltering I-84 in Waterbury, Conn, and stuck for an idea on how to fully utilize the satellite transponder he had just secured from RCA," begins an ESPN.com piece marking the anniversary of the network's "gotcha" moment. (top photo by Rich Arden/ESPN)
"He and his son Scott were en route to his daughter Lynn . . .
"On August 16, 1978, Bill Rasmussen was stuck in traffic on a sweltering I-84 in Waterbury, Conn, and stuck for an idea on how to fully utilize the satellite transponder he had just secured from RCA," begins an ESPN.com piece marking the anniversary of the network's "gotcha" moment. (top photo by Rich Arden/ESPN)
"He and his son Scott were en route to his daughter Lynn . . .