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Charles F. Dolan, the television pioneer who founded multiple media companies including Home Box Office and Cablevision Systems, has died. He was 98 years old.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Charles Dolan, our beloved father, patriarch, and visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the family said in a statement to Newsday. said.
A family spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that he “passed away peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by his loved ones.”
The spokesperson added: “His legacy will live on as he is remembered as a pioneer in the television industry and a dedicated family man.”
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Charles F. Dolan has passed away at the age of 98. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
Dolan’s accomplishments in cable TV include founding Home Box Office (later known as HBO) in 1972 and Cablevision the following year. He also started the television station American Movie Classics in 1984.
He was also the founder and chairman emeritus of the Lustgarten Foundation in Uniondale, New York, which conducts pancreatic cancer research.
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Dr. William Baker, Katherine Williams, and Cablevision CEO Charles Dolan attend the 2011 Center for Communications Luncheon at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on October 17, 2011. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
Additionally, we launched News 12, America’s first 24-hour local news cable channel, in New York City.
According to Newsday, Mr. Dolan is a Cleveland native whose primary residence is in Cove Neck Village on Long Island, New York, where he owns Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. He also had control of the company. .
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Neil Sedaka, Charles Dolan, Diana Feldman. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The cable television pioneer is survived by six children, 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Helen Ann Dolan, died last year.
The Wall Street Journal contributed to this report.
