Fowler Poised to Be First Black NFL Owner

By Ted Robbins

Published February 16, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

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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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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