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Rudolph William Steltemeier, Jr. (June 6, 1929 – February 15, 2013), known as Bill Steltemeier, was an American television executive, Roman Catholic deacon, and lawyer. Steltemeier served as the founding President of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from 1980 (just before the network's 1981 premiere) until 2000.[1][2] He served as the CEO of EWTN from 2000 to 2009. Steltemeier remained the Chairman of the Eternal Word Television Network from 2000 until his death in February 2013.[1]
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^"Bill Steltemeier, EWTN Founding President, Dies, 83; Deacon Served Network Since 1980". Multichannel.com. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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