Rene Anselmo

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Reynold "Rene" Anselmo
Born(1926-01-14)January 14, 1926
Boston
DiedSeptember 20, 1995(1995-09-20) (aged 69)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTelecommunications executive

Reynold "Rene" Anselmo (January 14, 1926 – September 20, 1995) was a Boston native and World War II Marine Corps veteran who founded Univision.

Biography

Anselmo was the son of the postmaster in Quincy, Massachusetts.[1] At 16 years of age he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and flew 37 missions as a tail gunner on a dive bomber in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.[2] He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1951.[1]

Anselmo travelled to Mexico, where he was hired by Televisa to produce television shows for Mexican television.[3] He wed his wife Mary during his residence in Mexico. Anselmo returned to the United States to help run the Spanish International Network Spanish language television network (the current day Univision), and later to co-found PanAmSat.[4] PanAmSat gained a foothold in the television market by providing satellite services for private commercial communication networks, such as those used by international conglomerates to connect far flung manufacturing operations around the globe or provide data connections between a large number of retail outlets and corporate headquarters.

He was a man with "unflinching self-confidence and willingness to risk all in his fight to upend the status quo," Space News stated in a tribute to Anselmo. He challenged the monopoly in satellite provision held by Intelsat in the 1980s, taking out full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal asking political leaders, including former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, to open up the satellite telecommunications market. He picked up the cause of planting daffodils in Greenwich, Connecticut, and left PanAmSat to his wife, Mary Anselmo.[1]

Personal life

Anselmo was survived by his wife Mary Anselmo and three children, daughter Pier and sons, Rayce and Reverge.

Reverge

Reverge Anselmo owned Anselmo Vineyards before selling it in 2014,[5] after a publicized battle with Shasta County, California.[6][7][8][9]

In 2020, Reverge Anselmo, who lives in Connecticut, contributed more than $100,000 to Patrick Jones' Shasta County District 4 Supervisor successful election campaign, "believed to be, at that time, the largest individual dollar contribution ever, to a local political campaign".[5][10] In 2020, the Shasta County District Supervisor salary was $54,948 or $53,508.[11]

In 2022, Reverge Anselmo, who lives in Connecticut, has contributed more than a half-million dollars to Shasta County political committees, including $400,000 in November to Shasta General Purpose Committee/Recall Shasta, a group for the recall of three supervisors, after giving them $50,000 in August.[5][12][13][14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c David Cay Johnston (September 21, 1995). "Rene Anselmo, 69, the Founder Of a Satellite Network, Is Dead". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Carl White (May 11, 2016). Greenwich Maverick Rene Anselmo. Greenwich Library: Local History.
  3. ^ Frank Kuznik (April 1, 1990). A Piece of Outer Space to Call His Very Own. The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Rene Anselmo Can Sure Dish It Out". BusinessWeek. May 26, 1991.
  5. ^ a b c Benda, David. "UPDATE: Anselmo gives $400,000 to recall effort as four candidates file to unseat Supervisor Moty". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ Shulman, Alayna (2012-01-10). "Shasta County issues order to stop work on private chapel". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ^ Beauchamp, Marc (2012-01-28). "OPINION: One man's war with Shasta County". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ Duda, Clay (2014-01-17). "UPDATED: Anselmo, Shasta County settle suit over chapel". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. ^ Montague, Vienna (29 October 2013). "Federal court rules against northstate vintner Reverge Anselmo". KRCR. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Column: Extremists are set to take over this California county. Will more of the state be next?". Los Angeles Times. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Government Compensation in California : Board Of Supervisors < Shasta County (2020) < Counties". publicpay.ca.gov. State of California - State Controller's Office. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "California county on track to be run by militia-aligned group". the Guardian. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. ^ "A Militia-Led Recall Is Targeting a Shasta County Supervisor – Who's a Republican". KQED Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. ^ Sabalow, Ryan (February 2, 2022). "CA militia-backed recall group will control control Shasta County if recall vote totals hold". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ Brand, Madeleine. "Has a militia succeeded in ousting a supervisor in Shasta County?". Press Play. KCRW. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Editorial: Keep Leonard Moty, dump Shasta County's District 2 supervisor recall". Redding Record Searchlight. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 7 February 2022. Editorials reflect the institutional viewpoint of the Record Searchlight and are not written or influenced by the newspaper's reporters.

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