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Robert Herring (businessman) (Alson Shelby Herring) was born on 1941 in Louisiana, U.S., is a Founder. Discover Robert Herring (businessman)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Born 1941, 1941
Birthday 1941
Birthplace Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2005

Perceiving his given first name Alson to sound too feminine, Herring called himself Robert or Bob and legally changed his name to Robert in 2005.

In 2005, Herring offered $1 million to the husband in the Terri Schiavo case to cede custody of Terri to her parents.

2004

In 2004, Herring donated $15,000 to help rescue a university talk by left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore after the university cut funding, citing free speech principles.

2003

In 2003, Herring founded Herring Networks, a media network based in San Diego. In 2004, Herring launched the cable channel Wealth TV (now AWE). In 2013, the network launched One America News Network, a far-right cable channel known for its pro-Donald Trump coverage.

2000

In 2000, the Herrings sold the company to Teradyne for $122 million. After Teradyne's stock fell by about half in the next year, the Herrings sued the company, alleging that Teradyne executives had misled them during the negotiations. Teradyne denied any wrongdoing, saying that it had properly disclosed its finances prior to the deal and that market conditions had shifted. The Herrings lost the lawsuit.

1989

In 1989, Herring created another circuit board company, Herco Technology, with his sons Charles and Robert Jr. as co-owners. In 1994, a Herco employee reported to his supervisors that the facility in San Diego County was illegally flushing copper, prompting an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In 1995, Herring fired the employee, who sued Herco for retaliation and was awarded $78,400 in damages. In November 1997, Herco pleaded guilty to one count of pollution and agreed to pay a criminal fine of $170,000, following a report by a resident in June. For the next three years, the company received pollution violation notices for releasing copper, silver and cyanide into the environment.

1977

Herring married his first wife when he was 18; they had four children by the time Herring was 24. They divorced in 1977. Herring divorced his second wife in 1997. He married his third wife, a Russian national, in 2000. He lives in San Diego.

1972

Herring initially worked as a chauffeur and owned several pet shops. In 1972, he acquired a local circuit board factory and renamed it Industrial Circuits. In 1981, he hired Michael Reagan, son of then-President Ronald Reagan, as a salesman at Industrial Circuits. Herring sold Industrial Circuits to Toppan Printing in 1988 for $52 million.

1970

Though Herring has been a conservative since the 1970s, he has occasionally donated to Democrats, including $4,600 to Hillary Clinton in 2007. Herring said under oath that he once voted for Barack Obama for President. The majority of his family's $500,000 in contributions has gone to Republicans.

1941

Robert Shelby Herring Sr. (born 1941) is an American businessman who founded Herring Networks, a media company that launched and currently owns AWE and One America News Network.

Herring was born Alson Shelby Herring in a single-room house in northeastern Louisiana in 1941. The family moved to a farm near Bakersfield, California, in 1948, and later moved near Los Angeles. Herring's father died when he was a teenager; he dropped out of high school and worked to support his family. He would eventually earn his GED.