Ticker tape strands from the New York Stock Exchange announcing BET on the NYSE: Museum Object and Cultural History

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2020.16.4a-g: Seven strands of cream colored ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991.

2020.16.4a: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming Debra Lee as the Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL...BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8 DEBRA.LEE..VICE.PRESIDENT..GENERAL.COUNSEL.AND.SECRETARY……….]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

2020.16.4b: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming Curtis N. Symonds as the Vice President of Affiliate Marketing of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL...BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8 CURTIS.N.SYMONDS..VICE.PRESIDENT..AFFILIATE.MARKETING………]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

2020.16.4c: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming Jefferi K. Lee as the Vice President of Network Operations of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL...BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8

JEFFERI.K.LEE..VICE.PRESEIDENT..NETWORK.OPERATIONS…………….]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

2020.16.4d: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming James A. Ebron as the Vice President of Network Sales of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL..BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8 JAMES.A.EBRON..VICE.PRESIDENT..NETWORK.SALES………………]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

2020.16.4e: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming Robert L. Johnson as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive officer of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL..BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8 .ROBERT.L.JOHNSON…CHAIRMAN..PRESIDENT.AND.CHIEF.EXECUTIVE.OFFICER…………….]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

2020.16.4f: A strand of ticker tape announcing the listing of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and naming Janis Thomas as a staff member of BET on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30, 1991. The thin strand of tape is cream colored with printed black text that reads [THE.NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.WELCOMES.ITS.NEWEST.LISTED.COMPANY..BET.HOLDINGS.INC..CLASS.A.COMMON.STOCK..TICKER.SYMBOL..BTV..POST 17 SECTION.A..NEW.YORK.STOCK.EXCHANGE.INC..OCTOBER 30.1991 BTV 1.364.200s253/8 JANIS.THOMAS…………..]. The back of the tape strand is cream colored plain.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: October 30, 1991
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Written by: New York Stock Exchange, American, founded 1792
• Owned by: Robert L. Johnson, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Antonia O. Duncan, American
• Subject of: Janis Thomas
• Subject of: James A. Ebron
• Subject of: Jefferi K. Lee, American, born 1957
• Subject of: Curtis N. Symonds, American
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4a): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4b): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4c): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4d): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4e): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4f): 1 × 27 9/16 in. (2.6 × 70 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2020.16.4g): 1 × 33 1/4 in. (2.6 × 84.5 cm)
• Place collected: Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Place printed: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Basketball
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: Television
• Object number: 2020.16.4a-g
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson, Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and First African American Majority Owner of a National Basketball Association Team, The Charlotte Bobcats
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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