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Fowler Poised to Be First Black NFL Owner

By Ted Robbins
Published February 15, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 19 years ago.

NFL owners will meet next month to approve the sale of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings to Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler for a reported $625 million. The NFL is the last of the major league sports to have a racial or ethnic minority owner.

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Ted Robbins
As supervising editor for Arts and Culture at NPR based at NPR West in Culver City, Ted Robbins plans coverage across NPR shows and online, focusing on TV at a time when there's never been so much content. He thinks "arts and culture" encompasses a lot of human creativity — from traditional museum offerings to popular culture, and out-of-the-way people and events.
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