Meet Ed Frazier of Centerpost Limited

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ed Frazier.

Ed grew up in West Texas in the city of Big Spring. He was the number five child of Ten. His family was involved in Radio and TV and Ed grew up hanging around TV and radio stations. He moved to Arlington Texas and completed High School. Upon graduation from high school he started his first business serving the city of Arlington. He attended Tarrant College and later the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He launched another venture distributing movies to private schools serving seven cites and 400 private schools. He joined Ft. Worth Productions in 1978 and produced his first sports TV programs, including the Miracle on Ice at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics and the World Gymnastics competition in Ft. Worth. Ed was hired by Oak Industries and put channel 21 KTXA on the air in 1981 launching the first digitally scrambled premium TV service On-TV.

He pioneered the deployment of the basic technology utilized by all cable and satellite companies today. He was hired by Warner Amex to build a regional sports network in the Dallas Ft. Worth market called Home Sports Entertainment. The network was acquired by the Houston Sports Association which owned the Astros and operated the Astrodome. He worked for HSA until the network was sold to Liberty Media where Ed became the President of Liberty Sports and operated 23 regional sports networks and satellite companies. Liberty Sports was acquired by Fox in 1996 and Ed worked with Fox for five years. From 2001 to 2003 he was a principal partner with CoServ Communication where his company built out 400 miles of fiber plant and offered Telephone, cable, and Internet services. The company was sold to Grande Communication in 2003. Ed then joined up with RFDTV and helped build a new channel serving the needs and interest of Rural America. The network Became  highly successful. and Ed sold out his interest in 2017.

He launched BizTV in 2009 with the transition of broadcast TV stations to Digital. Ed was an early mover creating digital side channels known as .2 channels. BizTV has grown into a network targeting business owners, and entrepreneurs and reaches over 50 million TV homes and 125 million potential viewers. Centerpost limited acquired Biz Talk Radio in 2014 to compliment the BizTV network. (Centerpost Limited is Ed’s Private Equity Firm) It acquired Youtoo TV in 2015 and the America One Network a month later combining the two networks into a leading .2 channel serving 40 million homes on both cable and broadcast.

Ed disrupted the Sports industry introducing regional sports at time when home games were blacked out on TV and the Big three networks controlled sports TV. His team disrupted the status quo and built what became Fox Sports. He has disrupted the Broadcast TV industry by creating new channels for .2 distribution. His products are available on all devices all the time. In addition to Broadcast and Cable investments, Centerpost Limited is involved in Wireless Broadband services, mortgage banking, ranching, and is a co-inventor of digital wireless messaging. Ed was inducted into the Broadband Hall of fame in 2000. He is a visionary, pioneer and creative conceptualizer.

Ed has four children and has been Married to his wife Gloria for 44 years. They live in Arlington and have ten grandchildren.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Financing Startups is always a difficult process. It takes patient and diligent efforts. It is difficult to find investors, or employees that understand the struggles of building a business. Everyone wants to be an Entrepreneur but very few can anticipate the time and challenges that await them. Finding people that can endure the process is rare.

I have experienced three stages of business. The Champagne stage that emerges from a spreadsheet that indicates how wealthy one can become if they make the numbers projected. This stage lasts until the end of the Champagne, and then the Helmet and Flack Jacket stage begins. One is faced with stress and struggle questioning why they ever embarked on the venture. This stage last until year three when the clients you called on in year one start calling you. In year five, you reach the stage where people say, they always knew you would make it and everything you do turns to gold. Unfortunately, it is hard to remember any encouragement prior to your success. Entrepreneurs endure lonely positions along the way. So, my request to everyone is to encourage those brave enough to venture out.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Centerpost Limited – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Our company serves the interest of America, we encourage small business, and entrepreneurs. Our tools are media outlets that reach out to our target audience. BizTV tells the stories of those who have launched ventures and what made them work. We seek advice from business founders that we can relay to those looking to create their own ventures. We cover the Business Rock Stars, and business trainers that can help owners succeed for themselves, we are a Centerpost for all business owners, a place they can go, grow and move to success.

We also cover what Makes America Great, the music, the interest and highlights of our nation. Youtoo America is an all-inclusive channel that seeks out the unusual and interesting subjects and content. “Red White and You”. Great stories and current trends that are taking America to the next level.

BizTalk Radio provides a platform for business news and insights that help all citizens learn about the best practices and means for success.

I am proud of the opportunity to give back to our viewers and listeners content that encourages, inspires and motivates them to higher accomplishments.

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
I look forward to the new world of media where it is not controlled by a few powerful companies but is distributed to the citizens. A day when the entitled media becomes just another source of information, and where balance returns to the dialog of the day. We are doing our part to make it happen and taking advantage of the new platforms and methods to reach people where ever they are. Both with technology and the culture at large.

We plan to grow our reach and grow our content offering. We look forward to reporting on the Great Country we live in.

Contact Info:

• Address: 1810 East Abram Street, Arlington Texas 76010
• Website: biztv.com, youtooamerica.com, biztalkradio.com
• Phone: 817 274 1609
• Email: info@biztv.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Biztelevision
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/YoutooAmerica
• Other: biztalkradio.com

   

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