Jim Beckett - Revision history

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	'''Dr. James Beckett''' is currently CEO of Beckett Interests Inc. of Dallas, Texas. He is the founder of [[Beckett \| Beckett Publications Inc.,]] -- the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles publisher, and served as its CEO from 1984 until its sale in January 2005.		'''Dr. James Beckett''' is currently CEO of Beckett Interests Inc. of Dallas, Texas. He is the founder of [[Beckett \| Beckett Publications Inc.,]] -- the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles publisher, and served as its CEO from 1984 until its sale in January 2005.

	~~In the mid-1970s~~, ~~while a professor~~ at Bowling Green State University, he published his first baseball card price guides as “free-upon-request” pamphlets to, in his words, “bring order out of the chaos that existed” in the baseball card industry. These pamphlets led to annually published price guides and were the forerunners of Beckett’s monthly collectibles magazines.		Dr. Beckett earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in 1975. Prior to starting Beckett in 1984, he served as an Associate Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University and as vice president of a consulting firm in Dallas, Texas. While at Bowling Green he published his first baseball card price guides as “free-upon-request” pamphlets to, in his words, “bring order out of the chaos that existed” in the baseball card industry. These pamphlets led to annually published price guides and were the forerunners of Beckett’s monthly collectibles magazines.

	Dr. James Beckett has had an active share building the hobby industry, attending the [[Collectibles Industry Summit]] since its inception in 1985. Dr. Beckett sold Beckett Publications to Apprise Media a reported $20,000,000 in January, 2005.		Dr. James Beckett has had an active share building the hobby industry, attending the [[Collectibles Industry Summit]] since its inception in 1985. Dr. Beckett sold Beckett Publications to Apprise Media a reported $20,000,000 in January, 2005.

	Dr. Beckett ~~earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in 1975~~. ~~Prior to starting Beckett in 1984, he served as an Associate Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University and as vice president of~~ a ~~consulting firm in Dallas, Texas~~. He currently serves on the board of directors of DRG, an Indiana-based magazine publisher.		Dr. Beckett autographed 100 cards for the [[2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites]] set. His card shows him wearing a game-worn Roberto Clemente jersey.

			He currently serves on the board of directors of DRG, an Indiana-based magazine publisher. He has three children from his first marriage, and is currently married to the ex-daughter-in-law of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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	'''Dr. James Beckett''' ~~founded~~ [[Beckett]] Publications ~~in 1984~~. ~~In the mid-1970s~~, ~~while a professor at Bowling Green State University, he published his first baseball card price guides as “free~~-~~upon~~-~~request” pamphlets to, in his words, “bring order out of the chaos that existed” in~~ the ~~baseball card industry. These pamphlets led to annually published price guides~~ and ~~were the forerunners of Beckett’s monthly~~ collectibles ~~magazines~~.		'''Dr. James Beckett''' is currently CEO of Beckett Interests Inc. of Dallas, Texas. He is the founder of [[Beckett \| Beckett Publications Inc.,]] -- the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles publisher, and served as its CEO from 1984 until its sale in January 2005.

	~~Dr. James Beckett has had an active share building~~ the ~~hobby industry~~, ~~attending the Hawaii Trade Conference since its inception in 1985. Dr. Beckett sometimes goes by Jim Beckett. He ran Beckett Publications as the CEO until selling it for~~ a ~~reported $20~~,~~000~~,~~000~~ in ~~January~~, ~~2005~~.		In the mid-1970s, while a professor at Bowling Green State University, he published his first baseball card price guides as “free-upon-request” pamphlets to, in his words, “bring order out of the chaos that existed” in the baseball card industry. These pamphlets led to annually published price guides and were the forerunners of Beckett’s monthly collectibles magazines.

	~~Jim~~ Beckett earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in 1975. Prior to starting Beckett in 1984, he served as an Associate Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University and as vice president of a consulting firm in Dallas, Texas.		Dr. James Beckett has had an active share building the hobby industry, attending the [[Collectibles Industry Summit]] since its inception in 1985. Dr. Beckett sold Beckett Publications to Apprise Media a reported $20,000,000 in January, 2005.

			Dr. Beckett earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in 1975. Prior to starting Beckett in 1984, he served as an Associate Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University and as vice president of a consulting firm in Dallas, Texas. He currently serves on the board of directors of DRG, an Indiana-based magazine publisher.

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'''Dr. James Beckett''' founded [[Beckett]] Publications in 1984. In the mid-1970s, while a professor at Bowling Green State University, he published his first baseball card price guides as “free-upon-request” pamphlets to, in his words, “bring order out of the chaos that existed” in the baseball card industry. These pamphlets led to annually published price guides and were the forerunners of Beckett’s monthly collectibles magazines.

Dr. James Beckett has had an active share building the hobby industry, attending the Hawaii Trade Conference since its inception in 1985. Dr. Beckett sometimes goes by Jim Beckett. He ran Beckett Publications as the CEO until selling it for a reported $20,000,000 in January, 2005.

Jim Beckett earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in 1975. Prior to starting Beckett in 1984, he served as an Associate Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University and as vice president of a consulting firm in Dallas, Texas.

[[Category: Personalities]]