Kay Koplovitz

Kay Smith
Born (1945-04-11) April 11, 1945 (age 79)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University
Occupation(s)Co-Founder and Chairman of Springboard Enterprises and Springboard Growth Capital

Kay Koplovitz (nee Smith, born April 11, 1945[1]) is an American businesswoman, best known as the founder of the cable television channel USA Network, for which she served as chairwoman and CEO from its founding in 1977 until 1998 when it was sold for $4.5 billion. She was the first woman in the US to head a television network. She is also the author of the books Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the High-Risk Entrepreneurial Game, and Been There, Run That. She is credited with creating the joint advertising-licensing model, which became widespread among cable television networks.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bonnie Miller Rubin (1998). Fifty on Fifty: Wisdom, Inspiration, and Reflections on Women's Lives Well Lived. Little, Brown & Co. p. 134. ISBN 978-0446523691.
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