Steven B. Dodge, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Steven B. Dodge

media entrepreneur (b. 1945, d. 2019)

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1945

Date of Death: 17-Jan-2019

Profession: media proprietor

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Steven Bruce "Steve" Dodge (July 12, 1945 - January 17, 2019) was an American telecommunications and media entrepreneur, environmentalist, and philanthropist.
He co-founded and was the founder, chairman and CEO of five companies including American Tower, American Radio Systems, American Cablesystems, Windover Development, and Beverly Crossing.
Dodge was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs at Babson College in 2002 and the Mobile Infrastructure Hall of Fame in November 2018.
Throughout his career he served on numerous boards, including Sotheby’s, The Cabot (Beverly, Massachusetts), the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Endicott College, and Montserrat College of Art.Dodge died in Bonita Springs, Florida, after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a road with his bicycle.
At the time of his death, Deborah Parenti, publisher of the trade journal Radio Ink, wrote that Dodge was "an extraordinary human being who made people proud of their work.” The Boston Globe added that he was “a serial entrepreneur en route to becoming one of Greater Boston’s most successful businessmen.”