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John Hendricks

American businessman

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Also known as John Samuel Hendricks · John S. Hendricks

Born: March 29, 1952
Birthplace: Matewan
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: businessperson
, general manager
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, entrepreneur
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Education: University of Alabama in Huntsville
, S. R. Butler High School

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John Samuel Hendricks is an American businessman and the founder and former chairman of Discovery, Inc., a broadcasting and film production company which owned the Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet networks, among other ventures. On March 20, 2014, after 32 years at the helm, he made public his intention to retire as chairman of Discovery Communications after the annual shareholders' meeting of May 16, 2014. He moved on to found Curiosity Stream, an ad-free, on-demand streaming service.

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Given name: John
Family name: Hendricks
Sex or gender: male
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Awards: International Emmy Founders Award(2000)

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