err ill ▁Sieg ler ▁( born ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁an ▁American ▁television ▁executive ▁and ▁media ▁invest or ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁startup ▁of ▁ ▁Tri Star ▁Television ▁studio , ▁N ets cape ▁Communic ations , ▁P and ora ▁Media , ▁and ▁Gran ada ▁America , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Hollywood ▁broadcast ▁execut ives ▁to ▁anticip ate ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁potential ▁in ▁digital ▁media . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁James ▁H . ▁Clark , ▁a . k . a . ▁Jim ▁Clark , ▁depart ing ▁CE O ▁of ▁Sil icon ▁Graphics ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁M osa ic ▁Communic ations , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁N ets cape ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sieg ler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cities , ▁including ▁Boston , ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁and ▁M emph is ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁medical ▁training . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁Sieg ler ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Sh aker ▁He ights ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Union ▁College , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁major ed ▁in ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Philosoph y , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa , ▁and ▁graduated ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁at