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Cable Hall of Fame

Past Cable Hall of Fame Honorees

 

Year Name Title
1998 Barco, George » Founder, Meadville Master Antenna Inc.
1998 Daniels, Bill » Founder, former President, CEO and Chairman
1998 Kahn, Irving Berlin » Founder, TelePrompTer Corporation
1998 Magness, Bob » Founder, former President and Chairman, Telecommunications, Inc.
1998 Malarkey, Martin F. » Co-Founder and former President, NCTA
1998 Shapp, Milton J. » Founder, Jerrold Electronics
1999 Dunn, Polly » Former owner, Columbus (MS) TV Cable Corporation
1999 Hostetter, Amos » Former Chairman and CEO, Continental Cablevision
1999 Levin, Gerald » Former Chairman and CEO, Time Warner, Inc.
1999 Malone, John » President, CEO and Chairman, Liberty Media
1999 Smith, E. Stratford » Former General Counsel, NCTA
1999 Turner, Ted » Former Director, Time Warner, Inc.
2000 Bresnan, Bill » Chairman and CEO, Bresnan Communications
2000 Dolan, Charles » Founder and Chairman, Cablevision Systems Corp.
2000 Gerry, Alan » Founder, Cablevision Industries and Chairman
2000 Lamb, Brian » Chairman and CEO, C-SPAN
2000 Roberts, Ralph J. » Founder, former President and Chairman, Comcast
2000 Rosencrans, Robert » Founder, Columbia Cable Systems
2001 Collins, Joseph » Director, Comcast Corporation, former Chairman-CEO
2001 Conroy, Ben » Founder, Uvalde Television Cable Corporation
2001 Harris, Burt » Former Vice Chairman, Warner Cable
2001 Koplovitz, Kay » Founder and former President, USA Networks
2001 Miron, Robert » Chairman and CEO, Advance/Newhouse Communications
2001 Rigas, Jon » Founder and former CEO, Adelphia Communications
2001 Topol, Sid » Former President, CEO, Scientific Atlanta
2002 Aaron, Dan » Co-Founder, and former President, Comcast Corp.
2002 Allen, Edward » Former Chairman and CEO, Western Communications
2002 Drendel, Frank » Chairman and CEO, CommScope, Inc.
2002 Gans, Joseph » Co-Founder, Pennsylvania Cable Network
2002 Rogers, Ted » President and CEO, Rogers Communications, Inc.
2002 Schneider, Gene » Chairman and CEO, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
2002 Sermersheim, Gail » Former SVP & GM, HBO-Atlanta & Co-Founder, CTAM
2003 Brodsky, Julian » Founder, Director and Vice Chairman, Comcast Corp.
2003 Hauser, Gus » Former Chairman & CEO, Warner Cable Communications
2003 Hendricks, John » Founder & Chairman, Discovery Communications, Inc.
2003 Kaitz, Walter » Founder, the California Cable Television Assoc.
2003 Sie, John » Chairman, Starz Entertainment Group LLC
2003 Tarlton, Robert » Co-Founder, NCTA, and the Pennsylvania Cable TV
2004 Crosby, Jack R. » Chairman of The Rust Group.
2004 Goddard, John W. » Former President and CEO of Viacom Cable
2004 Johnson, Robert L. » Founder, Chairman & CEO of Black Entertainment TV
2004 Laybourne, Geraldine » Founder, Chairman and CEO of Oxygen Media
2004 Maxwell, Paul S. » CEO of Media Business Corporation
2004 Myhren, Trygve E. » Former CEO of American Television & Communication
2004 Travis, June » Vice President & Chief Operating Officer NCTA
2005 Davatzes, Nick » President & CEO Emeritus of A & E TV Network
2005 Freston, Tom » Co-president and Co-Chief Operating Office, Viacom
2005 Fuchs, Michael » Former CEO of HBO
2005 Jones, Glenn » Founder, Chairman and CEO of Jones Intercable Inc.
2005 Rifkin, Monroe » Founder of ATC Corp
2005 Saeman, John » Former president-CEO of Daniels & Associates
2005 Walson, John » One of the first cable operators in the country
2006 Anstrom, Decker » President & Chief Operating Officer, Landmark Comm
2006 Baruch, Ralph M. » Founder and Former Chairman, Viacom International
2006 Chambers, Carolyn S. » Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chambers Comm
2006 Zitter, Robert M. » Ex-Vice President Technology Operations HBO
2006 Roberts, Brian L. » President & Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Corp.
2006 Robbins, James O. » Retired, CEO Cox Communications Inc.
2006 McGrath, Judy » Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MTV Networks
2007 York, Barbara » Senior Vice President, NCTA
2007 Wright, Bob » Vice Chairman & Ex-Officer, General Electric
2007 Sweeney, Anne » President, Disney-ABC Television Group
2007 Dittrick, Doug » President and CEO, Douglas Communications Corp
2007 Britt, Glenn » President and CEO, Time Warner Cable
2007 Chiddix, Jim » Chairman and CEO, OpenTV Corporation
2008 Bodenheimer, George » President, ESPN, Inc.
2008 Packard, Susan E. » President, Brand Outreach
2008 Joslin, Raymond E. » Founder and Former President, Hearst Entertainment
2008 Willner, Michael S. » Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Insight
2008 Green, Richard R. » President and Chief Executive Officer, CableLabs
2008 Schlafly, Hubert 'Hub' » Former President, TelePrompTer
2009 Beales, Char » President and CEO, CTAM
2009 Blank, Matthew C. » Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks, Inc
2009 Cownie, James S. » Co-Founder and past President, Heritage Comm.
2009 Rutledge, Tom » COO, Cablevision
2009 Wheeler, Tom » Managing Director, Core Capital Partners
2009 Shaw, Bernard » CNN Anchor Emeritus
2009 Hughes, Robert W. » Founder, Prime Cable; Chairman Prime II Investment
2010 Ecker, Allen » Ex-Vice President of Scientific-Atlanta, Retired
2010 McGuirk, Terence F. » Chairman and CEO, Atlanta Braves
2010 Nathanson, Marc B. » Chairman, Mapleton Investments
2010 Raven, Abbe » President and CEO, A&E Television Networks
2010 Shaw, JR » Executive Chair, Shaw Communications Inc.
2010 Barco, Yolanda G. » Vice President, Meadville Master Antenna; Founder