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Frank Batten, founder of The Weather Channel, built a communications empire that spanned from newspapers to cable television. He was a visionary executive and was at the forefront of cable television in the sixties.

Batten, born February 11, 1927, graduated in 1945 in Culver Academies and graduated from the University of Virginia. He earned his MBA at Harvard in 1952. In 1954, 27, assumed leadership of the newspapers The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star in Norfolk, that belonged to her uncle, Samuel L. Slover. Slover had started his own company in the early twentieth century, with the acquisition of a number of local newspapers, and helped his nephew, Frank Batten, who had been orphaned a year.

Batten grew the business from his uncle with the acquisition of other newspapers and radio stations. Slover died in 1959, and five years later launched Tele-Cable Batten and spread to North Carolina and West Virginia with the first set of 20 cable TV stations in 15 states. TeleCable the company was sold to Tele-Communications in 1995 for one billion dollars.

In 1967, the company that Batten had inherited from his uncle became Landmark Communications, and he was president, a position he held until 1998 when it was replaced by his son. In the 80's created The Weather Channel, under the taunts of other media moguls, who believed in the idea that people see a channel exclusively dedicated to weather information. Batten was always especially proud of this project. In 2008, he sold the channel to NBC Universal and private ados by 3,500 million dollars. Landmark now owns three newspapers: The Virginian-Pilot, The News & Record and The Roanoke Times, plus 50 small newspapers, some free. It also owns some television stations.

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With a fortune estimated at 2,300 million dollars, Batten was at position 190 in the Forbes magazine list of 2008, which ranks the 400 richest people in the United States. "I think most of the achievements of the companies are the result of teamwork and not a single person - Batten said in an interview in 2005-and teamwork is necessary to create an environment in which people can work together and be recognized for it. "

Batten, who was also president of Associated Press from 1982 to 1986, died at age 82 in Norfolk after a long illness. This year was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Virginia Press Association. Over the years, Batten donated more than $ 223 million to schools and teachers. Among them, in 2007 gave 100 million to the University of Virginia, to establish the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and 60 million to the Darden Graduate University School of Business Administration.

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The Weather Channel (also conocindo in the Spanish speaking world as The Weather Channel) is an American chain of weather forecasts. It was released in 1982 and is one of the reliable sources for these issues today. The trademark of this channel is the Local on the 8s, a block in passing local forecasts for the place where it is transmitted every eight minutes.

In 1981, John Coleman, showing the weather forecast on Good Morning America on the American Broadcasting Company, decició create your own channel for weather forecasts. After saying his idea to the owner of Landmark Communications, Frank Batten got to realize this dream, launching the channel in the year FOLLOWING, on May 2, 1982 to the American public. Take data channel that was growing and changing the programming, as well as slogans and logos. Various versions were were created in the world, like Australia, Beyond The Weather Network channels and Meteomedia, both from Canada, where the channel is 30% of the shares. Was also created a Latin American version, which premiered in 1996 but ended in 2002.

Previously known only by the name "Weather Forecast" (Local Forecast), the Local on the 8s is a block where technologies are used to show WeatherStar computerized weather forecast for local regions in the eighth minute of every hour. Since 1996, the block is the current name of Local on the 8s.

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Slogans

"We Take the Weather Seriously, But Not Ourselves" ("The time we are serious, but not us") (1982-1984)
"Waterproofing America (" Waterproofing America) (1984-1986)
"You Need Us, The Weather Channel, For Everything You Do" (You need us, The Weather Channel, For everything you do ") (1986-1991)
"Weather You Can Always Turn To" ("Time can always come to") (1991-1996)
"No Place on Earth You Better Weather" ("No place on Earth that has a better time") (1996-1998)
Time without slogan (1998-2001)
"Live By It" ("Why live") (2001-2005)
"Bringing Weather to Life" ("Bringing Time to Life") (2005-present in the analog version, 2005-2008 in the HD version)
"You Never Looked The Weather Better" ("The time was never seen Best") (2008-present, but only the HD version).

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Frank and Jane Batten undertake to provide 70 million U.S. dollars to Culver Academies

Communications founder Frank Batten of Landmark, and his wife, Jane, living in Virginia Beach, Va.. Have provided to his alma mater, Culver Academies, a gift from two sides could reach 70 million U.S. dollars. Culver is a private high school in Culver (Indiana, USA).

Batten's gift to Culver includes an allocation of U.S. $ 20 million to create the Batten Fellows Program, which will serve to support competitive salaries and professional development opportunities for faculty to Culver, now and in the future.

The second part of the gift Batten, better known as Batten Leadership Challenge, a commitment to collect the prize worth 50 million U.S. dollars. The funds raised should be used only as a backup as part of the campaign school "By Example" valued at 300 million U.S. dollars. The Batten Leadership Challenge will run until January 31, 2010. Believed to be one of the grants programs of larger size for any school.

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If the school gets the complete game for the Batten Leadership Challenge Award will provide the full commitment of the Battens for Culver worth close to 100 million U.S. dollars. Frank and Jane Batten have donated nearly 34 million U.S. dollars to Culver, including an award of 20.8 million Americans in 2003. Previous gifts established the Batten Scholarship program allowed Culver attract outstanding students from the U.S.

By making the gift, Batten said, "Culver has been a very positive influence in my life considering my age thanks to its unique emphasis on individual responsibility, ethical decision-making and leadership student. Jane and I are very happy giving students present and future students of this and future support that I have been shown to me. "

John Buxton, head of schools in Culver said: "This is the gift that every dream schools. The Batten Fellows Program could become the most generous gift for the salaries of faculty in the history of philanthropy secondary schools. The gift benefits all those who pose a real difference to the lives of students, faculty. Culver could be the first school in the country equipped with this support. We are grateful to Frank and Jane Batten for making this program Culver. This gift will allow us to recognize excellence in training, in addition to promoting the power of a better way. "

James A. Henderson, president of the Culver Educational Foundation Board, said: "Frank and Jane Batten have provided a gift for transforming Culver. This magnificent gift is consistent with the prominent lawyer Frank in Culver's emphasis on student leadership and character training and support that can be an adequate support for students and faculty. The Batten Leadership Challenge is designed to provide the District Culver opportunity and inspiration needed to build support for Culver fast serve to ensure that we provide unique background as perpetual. We are extremely grateful, we are invigorated. "

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Batten, 81, is a member emeritus of the Culver Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, which has served as a member and responsible for 24 years. He graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1945 and is a former student and instructor of the School and Culver Summer Camps. After graduating from Culver, Batten worked in the Merchant Marine during World War II, receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a retired CEO of Landmark Communications in Norfolk, Va.., Which he built from the Virginian Pilot and Ledger-Star Publishing Company and became a leading developer of media in newspapers, television and Internet markets. Batten has also served as president of Associated Press from 1982 to 1987. Landmark The Weather Channel recently sold to a consortium of NBC, Blackstone Management Partners and Bain Capital Partners. The Batten has been a generous philanthropist for many institutions, focusing especially on the training institutions which have taken part or who have served in his leadership capacity.

The Culver Academies are comprised of Culver Military Academy, Culver Academy and Schools Women and Culver Summer Camps. Culver Military Academy and Culver Academy Women are independent preparatory training schools of the faculty were founded in 1894 and 1971, respectively, while the six-week program of the Schools and Culver Summer Camps for youth ages 9 to 17 years, was established in 1902. All programs emphasize student leadership Culver, personal responsibility, accountability and teamwork.

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