Sheila Johnson

In a recent interview with NPR, BET’s co-founder,Sheila Johnson,was asked what advice would she give Oprah Winfrey in regards to her new OWN network. Sheila says OWN needs more Black people: But how would you recommend that she grow her business? I think, first of all, Oprah really needs to stick to what she really […]

From TheDailyBeast.com: Black Entertainment Television, which Sheila Crump Johnson and her husband Bob started three decades ago with $15,000 in seed money and a $500,000 investment from media mogul John Malone, made her one of wealthiest women in America. When Viacom bought them out in 2000, Sheila and Bob pocketed $1.3 billion—making them, pre-Oprah, the […]