to see possible education history including where and when they attending high school and college, and a complete list of his high school class list. Fax: (417) 864-4901 Every bit as important is employee safety. }else{ They live in Branson surrounded by their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); Guest satisfaction. What was that initial investment in Silver Dollar City? A respected man in the Branson community, in his 70s, started downloading child pornography at a fervid rate. We use cookies to personalize & enhance your experience. Peter Herschend was born on 12/08/1934 and is 87 years old. Today, its not just Silver Dollar City but parent company Herschend Family Entertainment spans to include the Harlem Globetrotters. For the excerpts that follow, the 81-year-old Herschend sat down in the theme park with Springfield Business Journal Editor Eric Olson to talk at length about his lifetime in the attractions and entertainment business. Check all background information that MyLife has gathered. Email:sbj@sbj.net, Staff Join Facebook to connect with Peter Herschend and others you may know. Dont ask me if I like to do that. var width = jQuery(window).width(); Pete has devoted his professional life to the family business, serving Herschend as Executive Vice President (Marketing) and Vice-Chairman. Phone: (417) 831-3238 60 Minutes was on top of the TV chain when it ran. Walshe is charged with assault with intent to murder his wife, Ana Walshe. Submit Resume. Peter Herschend is co-founder and co-owner of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (formerly Silver Dollar City, Inc). The cheapest ticket to the 49ers-Cowboys game still costs more than $500. } B105 Will you vote in favor of a proposal on the April ballot to add short-term rentals, like Airbnbs, in Springfields existing 5% occupancy tax? In the organization chart, for the CEO and his direct reports and their direct reports, underneath each name is three blanks that have to be filled in. But the real story is how they've sustained a family-owned business. Peter Herschend will be inducted into the 2018 Missouri Public Affairs Hallf of Fame. document.write (document.charset ? Herschend family $1.1B 2014 America's Richest Families Net Worth as of 7/7/14 Photo by Courtesy of Herschend Family Entertainment About Herschend family Jack and Pete Herschend started. We learned to do a better job of research, and I think we do that now. Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze our traffic. After he retired a few years ago, 75-year-old William M. Walker admitted to downloading 174,000 images and 4,800 videos of child pornography. to see complete work history. Some depicted a 5-year-old child performing oral sex on a grown man. They soon built an amusement park above ground called Silver Dollar City, modeling it on a long-gone nearby mining town. document.write ("