robert louis johnson (born april 8, 1946 is american entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor.he is the co-founder of bet, which was acquired by viacom in 2001 . he is also the founder of rlj companies which is a holding company that invests in various business sectors .johnson is the former majority owner of the charlotte bobcats.his company is listed d among the most prominent african-american businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries