John Hendricks: Meet the Author

John Hendricks created the Discovery Channel in 1985 to provide high-quality documentary programming that let people explore their worlds and satisfy their curiosity. Join John in conversation with moderator David Lieberman, executive editor at Deadline.com, as they discuss his memoir, "A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story." The book recounts the struggles and triumphs of turning his passion for documentaries into the world’s most widely distributed cable channel and parlaying its popularity into a global media company.

John Hendricks created the Discovery Channel in 1985 to provide high-quality documentary programming that let people explore their worlds and satisfy their curiosity. Join John in conversation with moderator David Lieberman, executive editor at Deadline.com, as they discuss his memoir, "A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story." The book recounts the struggles and triumphs of turning his passion for documentaries into the world’s most widely distributed cable channel and parlaying its popularity into a global media company.