Shaw founder JR Shaw dies at 85
telecom | 03/25/2020 2:23 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. founder JR Shaw has passed away at the age of 85, the company said Tuesday.
Shaw founded Capital Cable Television Co. Ltd in 1966, which eventually as Shaw Communications grew into Canada’s largest TV service provider. The company also included a broadcasting division that was spun off into Corus Entertainment Inc., while Shaw entered the wireless market in 2016.
“I spoke to JR every day about the business. He was engaged and interested in everything the company was doing – from the
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