c-span founding chairman bob rosenkrantz passed away this week at the age of 89. not only was he one of the first cable operators to support the idea for c-span, but he continued to create -- work on our behalf are almost 40 years. -- for almost four years. -- 40 years. ♪ >> with introduce you the man on my right, bob rosenkrantz, the first chairman and adjustment who through the first seed money to get c-span started back in 1977. >> in august, 1977, bob rosenkranz, then president of you may call the cable and his business partner with the first cable operators to agree to support the idea of c-span. at that time, only about 90% of 19%ican homes were wired -- of american homes were wired for cable. he passed away this week and wrote a check for $25,000. with that money, c-span created the infrastructure to send out cable television's first live views of the u.s. house of representatives. on march 19, 1979, the something theirlion homes served by hundred 50 cable systems. -- 350 cable systems. >> let the public understand what goes on in washington and how to deal

c-span founding chairman bob rosenkrantz passed away this week at the age of 89. not only was he one of the first cable operators to support the idea for c-span, but he continued to create -- work on our behalf are almost 40 years. -- for almost four years. -- 40 years. ♪ >> with introduce you the man on my right, bob rosenkrantz, the first chairman and adjustment who through the first seed money to get c-span started back in 1977. >>