Robert l johnson biography

Robert Louis Johnson^[2] (born April 8, 1946 is American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor.He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001 .^[3] He is also the founder of RLJ Companies which is a holding company that invests in various business sectors .Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.His company is listed d among the most prominent African-American businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries^[4]

Early Life and Education

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Johnson was born in 1946 in French Camp, California.^[5] His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a farmer .

Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in social studies .

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At the University of Illinois, Johnson became a member of the Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity . He received a master's degree in public affairs fr Robert L. Johnson 1946— Biography - Beginning of a media ... GYWIJ