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John Hendricks (John Samuel Hendricks) was born on 29 March, 1952 in Matewan, West Virginia, U.S., is an American businessman. Discover John Hendricks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As John Samuel Hendricks
Occupation Businessman
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 29 March, 1952
Birthday 29 March
Birthplace Matewan, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Maureen Donohue (m. 1981)

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Children Elizabeth Hendricks North, Andrew Hendricks

John Hendricks Net Worth

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1952

John Samuel Hendricks (born March 29, 1952) is an American businessman and the founder and former chairman of Discovery, Inc. (later Warner Bros. Discovery), a broadcasting and film production company which owned the Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet networks, among other ventures.

1958

In 1958, the Hendricks family moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where Hendricks grew up.

His father died when he was 20, and his mother died when he was 30.

He attended S.R. Butler High School where he met his first wife, Pattie Miller.

1974

Hendricks graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and he received his bachelor's degree in history in 1974.

While a student at UAH he worked in the audio visual department where he had the idea to bring documentaries to the public.

1975

He was hired as director of community and government relations for the University of Alabama in Huntsville the year he graduated, and became director of corporate and foundation relations for the University of Maryland in 1975.

While at the University of Maryland, he co-founded a fund-raising consulting company, the American Association of University Consultants, with Edward M. Peabody, and published several newsletters aimed at academic disciplines such as chemistry.

1981

John Hendricks married his current wife, Maureen Donohue, on January 10, 1981.

John and Maureen have two children, Elizabeth (Hendricks) Saravia and Andrew Hendricks.

1982

John Hendricks founded the Cable Educational Network, Inc., in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1982 to provide documentary programming to cable broadcasters.

1985

On June 17, 1985, Hendricks launched the Discovery Channel with $5 million in start-up capital led by the American investment firm Allen & Company.

Today, Discovery's main shareholders include John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media, and Advance/Newhouse (publishers of Vanity Fair, New Yorker, and Vogue).

1995

In 1995, Hendricks was appointed to the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board.

1997

The John S. Hendricks Family Foundation was established in 1997.

1999

Hendricks helped found the Women's United Soccer Association in 1999.

2001

The John and Maureen Hendricks Charitable Foundation was established in 2001.

2003

After operating for three seasons, WUSA ceased operations in 2003.

The foundation is used for specialized charitable purposes by the Hendricks family, and had no income, assets or disbursements in calendar years 2003, 2004 or 2005 (according to the foundation's Form 900 tax statements).

2004

In 2004, Hendricks and a group of investors attempted a financial rescue of the league to revive professional women's soccer in the United States.

In 2004, Hendricks donated $1 million to the Observatory for the construction of the Lowell Discovery Telescope.

2005

It receives donations from the Hendricks family (roughly $1.1 million in 2005-2006, according to the foundation's Form 900 tax statement) and disburses grants to charitable causes.

In total gifting, the Hendricks have donated over $30 million to numerous non-profit organizations supporting a wide variety of causes, from basic social services to science research.

2007

In April 2007, the WUSA announced a revival of the league, to occur in 2008.

In 2007, Hendricks donated an additional $5 million to the Observatory to complete the telescope.

The Planetary Research Center at the Observatory was renamed the Hendricks Center for Planetary Studies shortly thereafter in honor of the donation.

Hendricks serves on the Board of Directors of a number of non-profit organizations including United States Olympic Committee, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Institute for Advanced Study, National Forest Foundation, and Discovery Learning Alliance.

Hendricks has organized two charitable foundations.

2009

The new league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), ran March 2009 to January 2012.

2013

In 2013, Harper Collins published his first business memoir, A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story.

His biography recounts the struggles and triumphs of turning his passion for documentary programs into the world's most widely distributed cable channel and parlaying its popularity into a leading global media company.

Elizabeth attended the Holton-Arms School and Princeton University, served as chief executive officer of CuriosityStream from 2013 to 2018 and currently serves as President of Hendricks Factual Media.

Andrew attended the Landon School, and is president of Driven Experiences, a racing and automotive company invested in many forms of the marketing media.

Andrew is also a professional sports car driver in Grand-Am Road Racing.

2014

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 CuriosityStream, an ad-free, on-demand streaming service.

Born in Matewan, West Virginia, Hendricks' father was a home builder and his mother a clerk for city government.

2015

In 2015, Hendricks founded CuriosityStream, an online video on demand service.

CuriosityStream provides documentaries and series about science, technology, history and nature.