Jim Dolan Net Worth, Wiki, Age, Bio, House, Wife ( New York Knicks )

Name Jim DolanAge / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB May 11, 1955. As of 2024, he is around 69 years old.Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

  • Jim Dolan, known legally as James Lawrence Dolan, is the executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden, or MSG Company.
  • While Jim is the executive chairman of the MSG Company, it is actually owned by his family, particularly his father. MSG Company owns MSG Networks, The Madison Square Garden venue & a few New York sports teams
  • Jim oversees many of the company’s sports teams, and is most visible to the public as the owner of the Basketball team The New York Knicks.

Family, Parents and Married Life :

  • Jim joined his father in the MSG business as soon as he graduated college. During that time, however, he battled drug and alcohol abuse. In 1993, he hit a breaking point and checked into the Hazelden clinic in Minnesota for rehabilitation.
  • Although he pursued his businesses, Dolan never stopped playing music. He is currently part of the blues rock band JD & The Straight Shot, which often plays in random venues throughout New York. He is the band’s lead singer, and while he by no means sings at a professional level, has sold quite a few albums for a local band.
  • He used to live on Long Island with his wife, Kristen Aigner Dolan, whom he met while she was working for the company in 2012.
  • In total, the two have six children together, although four are from Dolan’s previous marriage.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Before working his way up MSG’s corporate ladder, Dolan went to school at the State University of New York at New Paltz, also called SUNY New Paltz.
  • He originally attended the college to pursue music, but instead graduated with a degree in communications.

Career, Job, Net worth & Business :

  • Jim’s father, Charles Dolan, founded the MSG COMPANY in 1927. It started out as a way to televise sports, and grew into one of New York’s largest companies.

MSG Sports :

  • The multi-billion-dollar MSG COMPANY owns multiple sports teams. Aside from the Knicks, it also holds the WNBA New York Liberty, the NHL New York Rangers, and the teams of the AHL Hartford Wolf Pack.
  • In recent years, Jim Dolan has been criticized for his handling of the teams, particularly the Knicks. He had altercations with some of the team’s best players, and even temporarily banned one from Madison Square Garden. Even though they’ve mostly been losing for the past few years, he actually managed to bring their value up to $3.2 billion dollars for 2016.

MSG Entertainment & Networks :

  • This branch of the company handles the live events at the company’s many venues, including the venue Madison Square Garden, the Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre.
  • In 2015, MSG Networks split from the MSG Company and began operating as its own entity in an effort to prove the branch’s value.
  • MSG Networks airs the games of all of the MSG Company teams, but also owns other TV networks like AMC, which is popular for the hit post-apocalypse series The Walking Dead
Wife / Wedding & Marriage / Partner / Spouse Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

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