Rene Anselmo
Reynold "Rene" Anselmo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Reynold Vincent Anselmo January 14, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1995 (aged 69) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Telecommunications executive |
| Spouse | Mary Anselmo |
| Children | 3 |
Reynold Vincent "Rene" Anselmo[1] (January 14, 1926 – September 20, 1995) was an American businessman who founded the satellite company PanAmSat and co-founded the television network Univision.
Early life
Anselmo was born in
Career
Anselmo travelled to
Personal life
Anselmo was married to Mary Anselmo, with whom he had three children, daughter Pier and sons, Rayce and Reverge.
Anselmo was described as having "unflinching self-confidence and willingness to risk all in his fight to upend the status quo" in a tribute by
Anselmo died September 20, 1995, from heart disease, aged 69.[1] PanAmSat was left to his wife and his son-in-law, Fred Landman.[2][6]
Reverge Anselmo
Anselmo's son Reverge owned Anselmo Vineyards before selling it in 2014,[7] after a publicized battle with Shasta County, California.[8][9][10][11]
As of 2020, Reverge Anselmo, who lives in Connecticut, contributed more than $100,000 to Patrick Jones' Shasta County District 4 Supervisor successful election campaign, "believed to be, at that time, the largest individual dollar contribution ever, to a local political campaign".[7][12] In 2020, the Shasta County District Supervisor salary was $54,948 or $53,508.[13] In addition, he has contributed more than a half-million dollars to Shasta County political committees, including $400,000 in November to Shasta General Purpose Committee/Recall Shasta, a group for the recall of three supervisors, after giving them $50,000 in August.[7][14][15][16][17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d e David Cay Johnston (September 21, 1995). "Rene Anselmo, 69, the Founder Of a Satellite Network, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "History of PanAmSat Corporation – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Carl White (May 11, 2016). Greenwich Maverick Rene Anselmo.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Frank Kuznik (April 1, 1990). A Piece of Outer Space to Call His Very Own.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - BusinessWeek. May 26, 1991. Archived from the originalon February 5, 2014.
- ^ "#1014 Mary Anselmo - Forbes.com". Forbes. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c Benda, David. "UPDATE: Anselmo gives $400,000 to recall effort as four candidates file to unseat Supervisor Moty". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Shulman, Alayna (January 10, 2012). "Shasta County issues order to stop work on private chapel". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Beauchamp, Marc (January 28, 2012). "OPINION: One man's war with Shasta County". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Duda, Clay (January 17, 2014). "UPDATED: Anselmo, Shasta County settle suit over chapel". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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Montague, Vienna (October 29, 2013). "Federal court rules against northstate vintner Reverge Anselmo". KRCR. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Chabria, Anita (February 4, 2022). "Column: Extremists are set to take over this California county. Will more of the state be next?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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"Government Compensation in California : Board Of Supervisors < Shasta County (2020) < Counties". publicpay.ca.gov. State of California- State Controller's Office. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Anguiano, Dani (February 3, 2022). "California county on track to be run by militia-aligned group". The Guardian. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "A Militia-Led Recall Is Targeting a Shasta County Supervisor – Who's a Republican". KQED. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Sabalow, Ryan (February 2, 2022). "CA militia-backed recall group will control control Shasta County if recall vote totals hold". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Brand, Madeleine (February 3, 2022). "Has a militia succeeded in ousting a supervisor in Shasta County?". Press Play. KCRW. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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"Editorial: Keep Leonard Moty, dump Shasta County's District 2 supervisor recall". Redding Record Searchlight. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
Editorials reflect the institutional viewpoint of the Record Searchlight and are not written or influenced by the newspaper's reporters.
External links
- Victor Valle (November 27, 1988). "TELEVISION: The Future Hovers Over Latin America New satellite will have major sociopolitical impact--and will open new markets for U.S. TV programming". Los Angeles Times. p. J8.
- Teresa Klink (1987). "Rene Anselmo" (PDF). Channels of Communication. p. 27 – via worldradiohistory.com.