Cable Hall of Fame 2019
The Cable Center has announced the members of its Cable Hall of Fame class of 2019. The newly selected honorees will be inducted during the 22nd annual Cable Hall of Fame celebration, held on May 2, 2019, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.
The honorees are:
Leslie Ellis
president,
Ellis Edits, Inc.
Phil Kent
former chairman and CEO
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Kyle McSlarrow
SVP, customer experience
Comcast
Steve Miron
CEO,
Advance/Newhouse
MTV
Founding Creators
Mark Booth, Tom Freston,
Judy McGrath, Bob Pittman,
Fred Seibert, John Sykes
Susan Swain
and Rob Kennedy
president and co-CEOs,
C-SPAN
The honorees were chosen based on their leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation in media. Since 1998, 133 leaders have been inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame.
“The 2019 Cable Hall of Fame class represents leaders from some of the industry’s most innovative and groundbreaking companies and includes our first cable TV network, MTV. As a cultural icon whose impact on music and cable is unrivaled, it will be our pleasure to honor MTV’s founding creators,” said Michael Willner, president and CEO of Penthera Partners and chairman of The Cable Center’s Board of Directors. “The red carpet will shine bright for this year’s Cable Hall of Fame celebration at the extraordinary Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York.”
“The members of this year’s Cable Hall of Fame class have all had an immeasurable impact on the cable industry. We are thrilled to be returning to the Ziegfeld Ballroom and New York City for the Cable Hall of Fame celebration and are looking forward to recognizing all of our new honorees on May 2,” said Jana Henthorn, president and CEO, The Cable Center.
The 22nd annual Cable Hall of Fame returns to the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 2, 2019. The Ziegfeld Ballroom is home to the Cable Hall of Fame through at least 2020.
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