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John Samuel Hendricks [ 1 ] born March 29, [ 2 ] is an American businessman and the founder and former chairman of Discovery, Inc. Discovery , a broadcasting and film production company which owned the Discovery Channel , TLC , and Animal Planet networks, among other ventures. On March 20, , after 32 years at the helm, he made public his intention to retire as chairman of Discovery Communications after the annual shareholders' meeting of May 16, He moved on to found CuriosityStream , an ad-free, on-demand streaming service.

Born in Matewan, West Virginia , Hendricks' father was a home builder and his mother a clerk for city government. In , the Hendricks family moved to Huntsville, Alabama , where Hendricks grew up.

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His father died when he was 20, and his mother died when he was He attended S. Butler High School where he met his first wife, Pattie Miller. Hendricks graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville , and he received his bachelor's degree in history in While a student at UAH he worked in the audio visual department where he had the idea to bring documentaries to the public.

He was hired as director of community and government relations for the University of Alabama in Huntsville the year he graduated, and became director of corporate and foundation relations for the University of Maryland in While at the University of Maryland, he co-founded a fund-raising consulting company, the American Association of University Consultants, with Edward M.

Peabody, and published several newsletters aimed at academic disciplines such as chemistry. Hendricks helped found the Women's United Soccer Association in