George Bodenheimer is the current president of ESPN Inc.

ESPN

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 and of ABC

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's sports division, known since 2006 as ESPN on ABC

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. He has been president of ESPN since November 19, 1998 and of the former ABC Sports since March 3, 2003. Since he has been president of ESPN, he has launched: ESPNHD, ESPN2HD, ESPN Plus

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, ESPN PPV

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, ESPN360

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, ESPN Motion, ESPNU

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, ESPN Deportes

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George was first hired at ESPN as a mailroom clerk.

The Sports Business Journal named Bodenheimer the most influential person of 2008 on a list of 50 people.

As of January 1, 2012, Bodenheimer moves into the position of executive chairman, with John Skipper replacing him as president.