Bill Rasmussen Dies at Age 93
The Pure Report account · 3 sources · as of Aug 19, 12:47 UTC
Bill Rasmussen died at the age of 93. He co-founded ESPN in 1979, which debuted as the first 24/7 television channel in the world to hit the cable airwaves. Rasmussen died on Tuesday after a decadeslong battle with Parkinson’s disease.
What we know
Attributed reporting
- According to Washington Examiner, Bill Rasmussen died on Tuesday at age 93 after a decadeslong battle with Parkinson’s disease
receipt
“died on Tuesday at age 93 after a decadeslong battle with Parkinson’s disease” — verbatim from Washington Examiner · article - According to Washington Examiner, ESPN was the first 24/7 television channel in the world to hit the cable airwaves
receipt
“launching the network as the first 24/7 television channel in the world to hit the cable airwaves” — verbatim from Washington Examiner · article
How each side framed it · in their own words
Framing spectrum · 3 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Washington Examiner (right), Aug 18, 18:13 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right | 2 | 2 | Fox News, Washington Examiner |
| Unclassified | 1 | 1 | PBS NewsHour |
Report-by-report timeline · 3
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