ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen, the legendary entrepreneur who single-handedly changed the way the world watches sports and television, is among the four individuals who will be inducted into the Cynopsis Sports Business Hall of Fame in New York tomorrow, Thursday, June 23rd, in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club.Rasmussen, along with Sports Illustrated's Peter King, Major League Baseball's Vice President of Social Responsibility & Inclusion, Billy Bean, and Lesa France Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for International Speedway Corporation and Vice Chairperson of NASCAR, are the four inductees who will be honored Thursday afternoon.
Cynopsis Sports, the leading daily publication for sports media executives, will in induct the quartet of distinguished executives in the 2016 Hall of Fame at the fifth annualSports Junkies Rejoice! The Birth of ESPN, which was recently published in a brand-new paperback edition, and also available in digital format for most electronic reading devices.His book gives the real insider's account from the man who changed the landscape of television and sports forever.

Rasmussen is a gifted raconteur and a popular public speaker discussing American entrepreneurship, innovation, and the birth of ESPN.He is also a frequent guest on radio and television shows.Rasmussen's recent speaking tour has included engagements at Villanova University, Rutgers University, University of South Carolina, University of Kansas, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Bay Path College, Princeton University, Quinnipiac University's School of Law, the University of Florida School of Law, Azusa Pacific University, Lindenwood University, Saint Xavier University, Indiana Tech, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, and The Center for Sports Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, among others.

Executives from sports brands, networks and leagues will share key perspectives on growing brands, monetizing value and building communities by tapping into the unrivaled passion of the sports fan. The June 23rd Summit will feature a lineup of speakers from brands, networks and companies such as AEG Global Partnerships, BTN, Bruin Sports Capital, CSE, FIBA, FOX Sports, Instagram, Intel, LiveLike VR, MLB, NBC Sports Group, NeuLion, Octagon, Oculus VR, the PGA TOUR, Sportradar US, Tennis Channel, VICE Sports, Whistle Sports Network and many more.

The Summit, sponsored by NeuLion, Phoenix Marketing International, Sportradar, and rEvolution, will be held at the New York Athletic Club in New York City and will feature keynotes from FIBA and Intel, plus content-rich sessions focused on the state of the industry, virtual reality, OTT and more. For more details, go to http://www.cynopsissportssummit.com.

Aditional information about ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen is available at his website, http://www.ESPNFounder.com .