Edward E Whitacre Jr, chairman of SBC Communications Inc, heads company with fastest growth rate of six Baby Bells; in last 15 months, Whitacre has acquired another Baby Bell, Pacific Telesis, for . Has the foundation furnished a copy of Form 990-PF to the Attorney General (or designate) of each state? The endowment was also available for matching Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP) funding. Peter Holt and Lauren Holt John Stankey in October 2018, during his stint as head of WarnerMedia. 14. 88. 96. Last Year: No. 96. 23 Did the foundation make a distribution to a donor advised fund over which the foundation or a disqualified person had advisory privileges? 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Last Year: No. Whitacre handed Stephenson a company with 61 million cellular subscribers, edging out Verizons 59 million for the industrys top spot. Hes six-foot-five and fit. Did the foundation engage in a prior year in any of the acts, other than excepted acts, that were not corrected before the first day of the tax year beginning in this year? Mr. Verma is the founder and chairman of the board of trustees of contracting firm Galaxy Companies. Just a few months ago, LightShed Ventures analyst Rich Greenfield wrote in an investors note that AT&T and Comcast should each give up their entertainment properties and merge WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal. From 1982-1985, he headed Southwestern Bell's Kansas Division, leading them through the break-up of the Bell System. AT&T has transformed itself into a sprawling collection of businesses battling well-funded competitors in new markets saddled with the financial repercussions of its choices. Elliott wanted AT&T to divest assets and trim costs. Mr. Hodge is the president of Gil Hodge Aviation, Inc. In 2005, Ed Whitacre (left) and David W. Dorman, then CEO of AT&T, announced that SBC Communications was acquiring the legacy brand that had once been its parent company. $3,280,000 (Terrell Hills) and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, UT Health San Antonio will honor Linda and Ed Whitacre at our annual President's Gala.This year's Gala proceeds will be used to establish the Linda and Ed Whitacre UT Health San Antonio Hospital Fund, which will support construction of the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research Hospital. At that 2018 town hall where most at HBO were meeting him for the first time, a recording of which was leaked to the New York Times, Stankey introduced himself as a Bellhead, the industry slang for phone company lifers who got their start at the Baby Bells. But one thing Stankey doesnt have, something he didnt need in the phone business, is flair. Verizon gave up on its comparably light gamble outside its core business in early May, announcing the sale of AOL and Yahoo to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management so it could focus on phones and internet. He sought to bolster AT&Ts U-verse television service by purchasing satellite television provider DirecTV in 2015 for $67 billion. [7] There had been allegations by former AT&T technician Mark Klein that such work had been done in Room 641A of the San Francisco offices. Ashley Irvin Weaver Last Year: 37 Last Year: No. Last Year: No. Last Year: No. Last Year: No. 86 $2,890,000 (Alamo Heights) 92. Your financial information is not stored or retained without your express permission for any purposes other than the processing of the donation and providing you with ongoing information about the Alumni program. 81 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc. There was no real engagement to try to bring people along.. One of the critics on the board was Dan Akerson. It was his position as the former chairman of the board and chief executive officer with SBC (Southwestern Bell Corporation) that established him as a world renowned executive. Whitacre retired on June 4, 2007, with Randall Stephenson taking over the following morning. 60. Beneath the giant screen was the AT&T Experience Store, featuring virtual reality Wonder Woman games and two life-size statues: Gadot sparkling in golden Wonder Woman armor, and Wiig grimacing in spotted fur as the villainous Cheetah. James and Kelly Daniell Christopher Hall According to AT&T, the net gain was more than HBO alone had grown in the previous ten years combined. His Golden Plate was presented by Awards Council member Carlos Slim.[22]. $3,216,540 (The Dominion) The Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Endowed Chair in Mechanics was established in 2014 by the Whitacre Family Foundation. Voices of San Antonio is a production of the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. 41 46. Mike Hall writes about criminals, musicians, the law, and barbecue. WarnerMedias decision, and its fallout, could well prove to be the most significant legacy of what now appears to be a short-lived foray by AT&T into movies and television. Ms. Grohman is President and CEO of Shining Star Energy. $2,923,780 (Alamo Heights) Mr. Miller is the CEO of Xenex Healthcare Services and cofounder of Rackspace. Petty is the former long-time chairman of C.H. He also employed an odd figure of speech to explain the commitment required to broaden HBOs offerings for the streaming future. Running the likes of CNN? Buoyed by AT&Ts gift and the hiring of former AT&T executive John Legere, T-Mobile improved its network and slashed its rates. He is clinical, he looks at facts, says Jeff McElfresh, who heads AT&Ts cellular and broadband sector. Dan Hughes, Jr. and Peggy Hughes Last Year: No. John and Linda Graham 12 On September 1, 2010 he relinquished the CEO position to Daniel Akerson but agreed to continue on as GM Chairman to the end of the year. Mr. Alfaro is the president of Primera Energy, Alfaro Energy and Alfaro Oil and Gas. AT&T made it official in a press release about 6:15 a.m., Dallas time, the next day. The chance soon came with Time Warner, which had already sold off its own distribution arms, AOL and Time Warner Cable. 46 Disney swallowed 21st Century Fox. At its essence, 5G is a faster 4G, but it is so much faster it may lead to changes we cannot yet predict. Pay compensation to, or pay or reimburse the expenses of, a disqualified person? $3,650,000 (Alamo Heights) Artists dont find disruption as scintillating as Silicon Valley acolytes. I spoke with insiders who were not certain the anger would subside. General Motors Co.'s upcoming stock offering will debut between $20 and $25 per share next month, GM Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. predicted Wednesday in San Antonio. The couple has donated generously to Texas A&M. What remained was a collection of content producersWarner Bros., HBO, and the Turner networks of TBS, TNT, TruTV, and CNN. As Stankey finished his comments, the camera zoomed out, and on a shelf in the background, a Batman figurinewith its fists squared for battleloomed over his shoulder. Brandon E. Grossman More than three years after the (WarnerMedia) deal was announced, the letter stated, there is still confusion over strategy and a growing sense that AT&T doesnt have a plan.. Agree to pay money or property to a government official? You will work very hard, and this next year willmy wife hates when I say thisfeel like childbirth, he said. This posed a problem for Dallas-based AT&T, which in 2018 had spent $104 billion (including the assumption of debts) to purchase Warner Bros., DC Comics, HBO, and the Turner television networks from Time Warner, rebranding the collective assets as WarnerMedia. He began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1963 as a facility engineer in Lubbock, Texas. 96. While Stephenson fell for the lure of Tinseltown, Entner says, and it was a siren song, Stankey has given more focus in the area that matters most. Stankey, who led WarnerMedia until the spring of 2020, almost never talked about shows and movies, or the actors, writers, and directors who made them. Robert Tucker Hayes Stephenson had agreed to the largest breakup fee in history. It was President Obama who reached out to Ed Whitacre to come out of retirement and take over GM in 2009. Still, T-Mobile, thanks in part to a 2019 merger with Sprint and a smart purchase of cheap spectrum in April 2017made while AT&T was sparring with federal regulators over Time Warnerleads in 5G for now. Zachry Corp. in charge of heavy civil construction, as well as subsidiaries like Capitol Aggregates, Sunset Station and the Hilton Palacio del Rio. 37 Shop Full Width; Shop With Sidebar; . Randall Stephenson (far left), then chairman, CEO, and president of AT&T, and others testify before a Congressional committee about the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, in May 2011. AT&T executives still defend the DirecTV deal by citing $4 billion in annual cash flow it brought the company, which they say helped it fund expenditures for its core phone business. 32 Last Year: 51. By the end of its exclusivity pact with Apple in 2010, AT&T had sold services for more than 22 million iPhones. On June 29, 2007, that swagger seemed well-earned. In addition, Whitacre has a three-year consulting contract with AT&T for which he is paid about $1 million annually. Last Year: 88 22 Mario and Elva Rapanotti own the Rapanotti Dental practice in North San Antonio. Thats why the boring old phone company bought into the glitz and glam of Hollywood. Spitfire Realty $2,851,000 (Alamo Heights) In 2004, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of the Incarnate Word.[23]. Last Year: No. 80. AT&T owed T-Mobile $3 billion for calling off the deal, as well as valuable spectrumthe limited range of radio frequencies over which wireless carriers are authorized to transmit. Ahmad and Sara Zabihian AT&T CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. to Retire. Yet the potential long-term effectssuch as fracturing relationships with theater owners and filmmakerswere much riskier gambles. Douglas Miller Mr. Mr. Word operates New Braunfels-based Dean Word Company, a firm known for its road- and bridge-building work, as well as mining and construction services to private sector/corporate clientele. 7. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and is a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[5][6]. The entertainment industry landscape was rapidly changing around AT&T. He served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1998 to 2000. 70. But the Obama administration Justice Department filed an antitrust suit that August, and AT&T backed away. 74 $3,110,890 (Terrell Hills) A Texas . If boredom doesn't get them first, a call . $2,950,000 (Olmos Park) Average iPhone customers used two to four times as much data as those on other devices. Breys research interests include tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and biomaterials. His family also owns the largest Caterpillar franchise in the U.S. the entire state of Texas. Select this result to view Edward Leroy Whitacre's phone number, address, and more. Butt, Jr. and collaborates with husband David Rogers to lead Marie Halff Even with much greater influence as the largest pay-TV provider in the country, AT&T found itself dealing with rapidly increasing rates for content by networks it sought to carry on DirectTV and the spinoff DirecTV Now streaming service it launched in November 2016. Edward E. Whitacre Jr. was born in Ennis, Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1964 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Did any persons become substantial contributors during the tax year? 31. Mr. Zachry is the president of the Zachry Corporation division of the old H.B. The Kolitzes are major supporters of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. Dr.Theresa Siler-Khodr is also an OB/GYN, but with a specialty in endocrinology and the president of the Center for Investigation of Cell Regulation and Replication. Dr. William Cameron Powell is the cofounder and chief medical officer of AirStrip Technologies, a company that employs the power of mobile communications to speed the delivery and accuracy of health care. Last Year: No. Whereas carriers tried to stand out during the last decade with unlimited data plans and speed and access, Townsend, the analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, believes the winners in 5G will, for instance, improve automation in health care and manufacturing businesses and create immersive virtual-reality experiences for consumers. Mr. Goldsbury built Pace Picante into a national brand, sold to Campbell Foods for slightly more than $1 billion and launched Silver Ventures, a private equity firm known for the Pearl and hotel ownership. The hope was to make AT&T the largest traditional pay-TV provider in the U.S. by adding DirecTVs 20 million subscribers to U-Verses 6 million. On 4,000 sun-baked acres of mesquite, blackbrush and cactus 60 miles south of San Antonio, Tex., AT&T Chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr. keeps a Texas-size ranch house, five man-made ponds stocked . Last Year: No. 71. 81. Tammy Watts BG Group LLC is a diverse investment holding company. Brey is also invested in engineering education, with a specific interest in the influence of undergraduate research on education and career trajectories. 32. What AT&T didnt earn in profits, because of Apples steep fee for exclusivity and subsidized iPhone prices for new customers, it made up for with a more loyal customer base that could not get iPhone service anywhere else. Internationally renowned engineer Eric Brey is the Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. Endowed Chair in Mechanics and a distinguished leader in positioning UTSA as a premier institution for scientific research. Last Year: Not Ranked Forbes declared that Whitacre infused the company with cowboy swagger and Texas-size ambitions.. Robert and Sandora Kolitz Lake University. 44. [17] On December 1, 2009, Whitacre became interim CEO following Fritz Henderson's resignation. Whitacre renamed the company SBC Communications and went on a buying spree. Secret sounds like we were in the Bat Cave or something, he said, giving a nod to the entertainment properties he was discarding. Mr. Rochelle is a managing partner and executive vice president of RamRoc Construction Company as well as the chairman of the board of directors for Good Samaritan Community Services. $3,834,330 (Olmos Park) Curtis Gunn, Jr. and Kathleen Gunn Pretty humorless and pretty severe.. Last Year: 91, 95. Content creators do not need pipes, he wrote. 56. Last Year: 95 79. 52. $2,975,380 (Terrell Hills) Meanwhile, complaints over dropped phone calls and patchy internet were as consistent as iPhone sales, highlighted by a 2010 Consumer Reports ranking of AT&T as the least-reliable carrier by a significant margin. 9 While the timing of the merger with Discovery is shocking, especially given all of AT&Ts recent professed optimism, many analysts and current and former AT&T employees had remained unconvinced of the mutual benefits of a phone company running an entertainment business. Marsha Shields Mr. Whitacre moved to San Antonio when he brought Southwestern Bells corporate headquarters to Houston Street. Especially for a company, AT&T, that hadnt yet proved that it knew how to play the entertainment game. Endowed Chair in Orthopaedics, Robert and Jo Nell Bailey Endowment for Alzheimers Discovery, Jose Luis Perales, Sr., J.D. Last Year: 96 Last Year: No. the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered. Gilbert Hodge Whitacre had made all his acquisitions without any major roadblocks from regulators, projecting an aura of invincibility and unimpeded growth for the company. Mr. Lindner is the former senior executive vice president and CFO of AT&T. HBO employees gathered that month at the networks New York City headquarters, near Times Square, to welcome the new boss. Whitacre was also thanked for his contribution to the College of Engineering and given a real chair to symbolize his donation of $500,000 for The Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. Endowed Chair in Mechanics. Its free. From 1982-1985, he headed Southwestern Bell's Kansas Division, leading them through the break-up of the Bell System. Last Year: 24 In 1988, for his outstanding work and leadership ability,Whitacrewas made president and chief operating officer at Southwestern Bell, which later became SBC Communications and finally AT&TInc.After17-yearsas AT&T chairman, CEO, and president, Whitacre announced his retirement in 2007. At the end of 2020, combined HBO and HBO Max customers stood at 41.5 million, an increase of about 7 million since the end of 2019. John and Laura Zachry Mr. Miller is a partner in the family-owned business Bill Miller Bar-B-Q. Last Year: No. Distinguished Professorship in Nephrology, Glen Biggs Memorial Fund for Alzheimer Research, Jack R. and E. Jane Robison Endowed Scholarship in Urology, Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., M.D., Chair in Orthopaedics, Steven Schenker, M.D. Festive gala masks will be distributed at the event should you wish to wear a mask matching our theme of the event. R.C. The Barnses live in a 5-bedroom, 5-bath home with approximately 8,300 square feet in Alamo Heights. 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Phillip Piccione Faculty Award for Research Excellence, Mary Faye Montgomery Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Anita Perry Endowment for the Center for Community Based Health Promotion in Women and Children, Jane Powell and Thomas Powell, Jr. 53 Meanwhile, a few feet away, a salesman in a gray and blue polo was explaining a wireless plan to a prospective customer. $2,800,000 (Shavano Park) Nor is it truly the same American Telephone and Telegraph company that sprung from Alexander Graham Bells 1876 invention. Last Year: No. Brey leads the Biomedical Engineering Research for Active military and Veterans (BRAVe) program, which, over the course of 3 years, will place 30 undergraduates in a 10-week summer research lab, improving student retention and providing resources for undergraduates, active duty military and veterans. The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. 67. The rest is already Hollywood history. Burger World Texas holds the master franchise for BurgerFi restaurants to be developed in the Texas market. Last Year: No. David W. Dorman, AT&T chairman and chief executive and Ed Whitacre, CEO of SBC pose for a photograph in the Plaza Hotel February 1, 2005 in New York. Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. Elliott bought $3 billion in AT&T shares, planning to use its financial position to influence the company to make changes it believed would increase the value of its stock. $4,150,000 (Olmos Park) It features interviews by Michael Garofalo with prominent San Antonians w. Last Year: No. Last Year: No. What the Bleep Is Going On With Texas Property Taxes? Last Year: 58. Francis and Catherine Burzik Draco Hoke Trust c/o Frank Ruttenberg $5,075,000 (Terrell Hills) That streaming service was so far viewed as a disappointment. $2,900,000 (Terrell Hills) 15. Whitacre Family Foundation. Some WarnerMedia executives found, without explanation, that new hires or managers from AT&T or DirecTV had assumed their roles, effectively making their jobs unnecessary. When he retired in 2007, Whitacre helped pick his own successor, Stephenson, whose first telecom job had been loading magnetic tapes into a Southwestern Bell mainframe. If you think about the work that had to be done to normalize distribution agreements and get ourselves set up so that we can make the pivot from a linear foundation, which was HBO, to a forward-leaning SVOD capability, which was HBO Max, he said at one point. 13 He didnt call it a mistake, but when you basically, within ten months, completely undo the legacy of your predecessor, you dont have to say that. $5,575,000 (Terrell Hills) 73. He worked at an Oshmans sporting goods store in high school, stringing tennis rackets, and followed his father and grandfather in becoming an Eagle Scout. [7], On June 23, 2006, he and the CEO of BellSouth were brought in under the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee following the AT&T-BellSouth merger. 59. Mr. Conn is a principal in L-C Concrete, Inc., L-C Transport LLC and real estate interests in San Antonio. 62 Stephenson saw some of the largest companies in the worldFacebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Googleswelling in market value. $2,821,070 (Terrell Hills) 92 In November 2020, the fund revealed it was selling nearly all of its shares, just as Stankey and WarnerMedia were discussing one of their most audacious moves yet. After the WarnerMedia deal closed, the stock hardly budged even as other streaming companies made huge gains on Wall Street. Heriberto "Berto" Guerra Jr. is chairman and CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies, which makes interior parts for the Toyota Tundra and Tacoma trucks. Im absolutely the one who bears responsibility for that, he said. 0. WHITACRE FAMILY FOUNDATION SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212-3127 | Tax-exempt since Sept. 2003. Scott Petty, Jr. 47 They were told, You are buying at the peak, and its going to go downhill from here. And they still did it.. Leaders like Ed Whitacre Jr. don't ever retire, they just pause between great challenges. Nursing Scholarship Endowment in Honor of Victoria Boiling, Jane Powell and Thomas Powell, Jr. Edward Earl Whitacre Jr. (born November 4, 1941) is the former Chairman and CEO of General Motors. Fifteen minutes after that, Stankey joined Discovery CEO David Zaslav on a conference call with the press. 19. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Kudla are associated with the Kudla Family Trust. Mr. Brown was the vice president of San Antonio-based Del Ray Oil, Inc. as well as vice president of Canadian company W.F. Mark and Patricia Mays During the year did the foundation pay or incur any amount to: Carry on propaganda, or otherwise attempt to influence legislation (section 4945(e))? Peter and Julianna Holt $4,120,000 (Olmos Park) Jon and Shannon Turner Television and movie studios, owned by the likes of Disney, NBCUniversal, and Viacom, were charging escalating prices and using the proceeds to invest in their own planned streaming services to challenge front-runner Netflix. Mr. Elizondo is the chairman of the board of trustees at St. Marys University and a retired vice president of operations in the Americas for UPS. Last Year: No. One time she wrote about sports. AT&Ts top executives assumed the deal would sail past regulators, giving the company about 45 percent of all wireless market revenue. Then he entered the food business with Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. and became a franchisee of Papa Johns Pizza. 28. SBC Communications took on the AT&T name and brandingplus its famous T-for-telephone stock symbol. On September 1, 2010, Whitacre stepped down as CEO, and retired as chairman of the board by the end of 2010. Southwestern Bell Chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr. said Monday the relocation is intended to position the $9.3 billion company for increased growth and new business opportunities. $3,209,880 (Alamo Heights) Thomas Moorman 1 The drama is enough inspire a moviereleased directly to HBO Max, of course. 21st Century Fox had made an unsuccessful offer, and Apple expressed some interest in an acquisition, before AT&T announced a deal in October 2016 at a price of $84.5 billion in cash and stock, plus agreeing to take on $23 billion in Time Warner debts. Last Year: 11 $2,821,550 (Hill Country Village) 62. Harry Affleck, Jr. and Linda Affleck Stankey, who led WarnerMedia until the spring of 2020, almost never talked about shows and movies, or the actors, writers, and directors who made them. Premium content always wins, Stephenson said at the time. Holdings. Mr. Holt is the is the executive vice president/general manager of HOLT CAT. Last Year: No. AT&Ts divided attentions were abundantly on display in and around the companys headquarters in downtown Dallas in January. $5,140,000 (Alamo Heights) Rodney and Kim Lewis Whitacres AT&T bought its way up the corporate food chain, seemingly always on the hunt for the next big deal. 66 Last Year: No. Its true that AT&T has long pushed into new territory, ahead of other telecoms, largely thanks to the daring spirit of a Texan, Ed Whitacre, who built the modern version of AT&T. They have also lived in Palmetto, FL. Last Year: No. 53. Last year: No. Its daily. 52 He can still be found on an occasional automobile commercial. Last Year: No. Mr. Parker is known throughout the NBA and in Europe as an extremely quick point guard on several title-winning basketball teams. Ed Whitacre speaks to the media during an event at the GM Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City in 2010. Credit: Ed Zurga / Bloomberg via Getty Images. $2,900,000 (Terrell Hills) Tammy is Executive Director of Rapha God Ministries, a ministry providing free Christian prayer counseling to those in need. This created seven newly independent companies, nicknamed the Baby Bells. AT&T carried on as a provider of long-distance phone service, while the regional Bells handled local calling. He worked towards making it a diversified, global communications brand and swiftly increased . 81 Some of the biggest stars, notably The Little Things lead actor Denzel Washington, had been notified in advance of the press release, Sarnoff told me. $6,972,050 Edward Earl Whitacre Jr. (born November 4, 1941) is the former Chairman and CEO of General Motors.He is also a former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T, previously Southwestern Bell Corporation (SBC). 108 Thelma Drive 2. $2,985,000 (Midtown) The investment firms judgment that Stankey would slim down AT&T proved correct. [20], He continues to live in San Antonio, but frequently travels to Detroit. Provide a grant to an individual for travel, study, or other similar purposes? Outgoing CEO Ed Whitacre was never supposed to be the long-term chief executive at General Motors.In fact, he never even purchased a home in the Detroit area, instead opting to commute between San . $3,285,000 (Alamo Heights) $2,808,870 (Terrell Hills) 6. UT Health San Antonio Office of Institutional Advancement MC-7835 7703 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 Makelivesbetter@uthscsa.edu, AccessibilityPublic/Personal InformationWeb PrivacyOffice of the PresidentUT Health San Antonio. $2,906,410 (The Dominion) Dr. Misra is an orthopaedic surgeon affiliated with the Orthopaedic Center of San Antonio. Ms. Carr is the director of MGIC Investment Group. 59 Last Year: No. $4,148,620 (Shavano Park) In 1992, Southwestern Bell CEO Ed Whitacre uprooted the company headquarters from its long-standing St. Louis home and moved it to San Antonio. San Antonio 107. It built its branding around offering superior service, and its customers seemed to agree: it ranked number one on that 2010 Consumer Reports list. AT&T, however, started spending substantially to improve its network only after it was already strained. 41. $3,226,100 (Terrell Hills) $2,900,000 (Shavano Park) $2,865,000 (Terrell Hills) the contract and lease system involved, decal stickers for bronco sport, disney lightsaber replacement parts,