Cable pioneer J.C. Sparkman died at age 87 on July 16. Sparkman spent three decades as chief operations officer for Tele-Communications Inc., which was ultimately bought by AT&T for $48 billion.
J.C. was one of a kind,” said former TCI CEO John Malone, now chairman of Liberty Global and Liberty Media. ”Both of us entered the cable TV business through Jerrold Electronics more than 50 years ago. He was absolutely key to making TCI the largest and most important cable company in America. We really built the company on J.C.’s back."
“His incredible energy and his leadership in building a team that could survive adversity and then grow exponentially was unmatched,” Malone added. ”He was a builder of companies but never lost sight of what mattered most in life, his incredible family.”
