Amy Tykeson and Brian Roberts Top List of NCTA 2007 Vanguard Honorees.Vanguard Winners Will Be Honored May 8 at The Cable Show '07 WASHINGTON -- Amy Tykeson, Chief Executive Officer, BendBroadband, and Brian Roberts For the CEO of Comcast, see . Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977 in Durham, North Carolina), nicknamed B-Rob, is a switch hitting second baseman who plays for the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Comcast Corporation, are the 2007 recipients of the cable industry's top honor, the Vanguard Award for "Distinguished Leadership," the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) ) said today. Tykeson and Roberts head the list of nine Vanguard Award winners who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the cable industry. The 2007 Vanguard Awards will be presented on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at a 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time reception and awards ceremony during The Cable Show '07, NCTA's 56th Annual Convention & International Exposition, May 7-9 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center The Mandalay Bay Convention Center is one of the largest privately owned and operated convention centers in the world. The 1 million square foot facility is owned by MGM Mirage. It is attached to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and adjacent to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Inaugurated in 1965, the Vanguard Awards are presented annually to individuals who excel in both business and personal commitment to their colleagues, and whose accomplishments merit the recognition of the entire cable industry. The Vanguard Awards will be presented by Debra Lee, Chair of the NCTA Vanguard Awards Committee, and Chairman & CEO, Black Entertainment Television, Inc. A complete list of 2007 Vanguard Award honorees, along with a description of each award, follows. Distinguished Leadership Each year, two awards are presented, one to a woman and one to a man, who consistently have demonstrated the highest level of cable industry leadership. This year's recipients are: Amy C. Tykeson, Chief Executive Officer, BendBroadband. A leading independent operator, BendBroadband recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The pioneering cable company has been led for the past decade by Amy Tykeson. Under Tykeson's leadership, BendBroadband is at the forefront of broadband technologies, launching high speed data in 1997, digital cable in 1999, high-definition and video on demand in 2004, digital simulcast in 2005, and digital phone service in 2006. Tykeson is the current President of the Board of the Oregon Cable Telecommunications Association; chairs the small operator's council as a member of the NCTA Board of Directors; and serves as Vice President of the Tykeson Family Charitable Trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. . Tykeson is a past President of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT WICT Women In Cable and Telecommunications ), and she has been honored with a Mark Award from the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM CTAM Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTAM Cable Television Administration and Marketing Society CTAM Centralized Tuition Assistance Management (Army education) CTAM Climb to and Maintain ) and an Accolades Award from WICT. Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation. Under Roberts' leadership, Comcast has grown into the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. Comcast is a Fortune 100 company with $22.3 billion in annual revenues, 24.1 million customers and 87,000 employees. Roberts currently is serving his second consecutive term as Chairman of NCTA, and is a previous two-term Chairman of CableLabs. He's the recipient of numerous honors for leadership, including being named one of America's top CEOs for the fourth straight year by Institutional Investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. ; being honored by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC NAMIC National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies NAMIC National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications NAMIC National Association of Minorities in Cable ) for his commitment to diversity; and being cited for leadership by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Roberts' humanitarian work has been acknowledged with the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center  This article is currently semi-protected to prevent sock puppets of currently blocked or banned users from editing it. and with the Steven
J. Ross Humanitarian Award from the UJA UJA United Jewish AppealUJA Union des Jeunes Avocats (French) UJA Universal Jet Aviation Federation of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Young Leadership The growth of cable is in large part due to the energy, vitality and creativity of the many young people working within the industry, and the Young Leadership Award recognizes those individuals who already have made a mark on the industry and its constituents. This year's honoree is: Alicin Reidy-Williamson, Senior Vice President - Corporate Responsibility & Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable . Williamson is charged with creating opportunities and strategic partnerships to further and support the MTV Networks pro-social agenda, regularly partnering with non-profit organizations, foundations, and other entertainment companies to provide access and resources to communities that traditionally do not have them. In her role, Williamson manages MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Networks' corporate contributions budget, employee volunteer programs, community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. , public service announcements, closed captioning and in-kind efforts. She is also the current chairman of the Board of NAMIC. Cable Operations Management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. This award recognizes the efforts of cable's system managers, who work under intensely competitive conditions in today's dynamic telecommunications environment, and are critical to the cable industry's success at the local level. This year's recipient is: John Bickham, President - Cable & Communications, Cablevision Systems Corporation. Bickham manages one of the country's largest cable systems, providing services to millions of customers in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. . He and his team are credited with generating explosive growth across video, voice and high-speed Internet See broadband. at Cablevision. Notably, Bickham also has restructured Cablevision's customer service structure, putting in place new systems and processes that are scalable and support the addition of new services and customers. Prior to joining Cablevision in 2004, Bickham enjoyed a successful career in cable operations with Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Programmers Cable's creative programming services make the industry a leader in the home entertainment business, and this award recognizes innovation, leadership and individual achievement of NCTA's programmer members. This year's honoree is: Philip Kent, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting Systems Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc. Upon his return to Turner Broadcasting in 2003, Kent re-drew Turner's operating structure and installed a new generation of leaders at the company's news and entertainment business units - with a vision to aggressively position the company to grow and lead in an evolving media environment. Kent has challenged the Turner networks to return to the company's storied creative roots and has made diversity in people, programming and perspective a company-wide initiative. During his tenure, Kent has expanded Turner's revitalized re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. corporate philanthropic outreach, supporting education, the arts and quality of life initiatives. He serves on the NCTA Board of Directors and is a leading voice on the public policy issues in programming. Science & Technology This award honors individuals who have played a significant role in product improvement, and design and development of engineering techniques. This year's honoree is: Chris Bowick, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. Bowick has been credited with keeping Cox on the cutting edge of new technologies, and is leading Cox's "extendable optical network" initiative to position the cable provider for future bandwidth opportunities. With 26 years of experience in the industry, Bowick is the current Chairman of the CableLabs Technical Advisory Committee and is credited as being an early leader in cable's move into residential telephone service. Bowick continues to lead cable's move into digital telephone, high-speed data, and digital video. He served as Chairman of the 2006 Cable-Tec Expo of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External ). Government & Community Relations This award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on promoting a positive public image and advocating public policy positions for the cable industry at the national, state and/or local levels. This year's honoree is: Libby O'Connell, Senior Vice President - Corporate Outreach, A&E Television Networks. As both historical advisor to The History Channel programming department and producer of educational and community-based initiatives for A&E Television Networks, O'Connell is the prolific originator of many programs that reflect the best of what the cable industry strives to achieve. Her achievements include oversight of onsite video production with more than 65 museums; the "Save Our History" initiative, recognized nationally for persuading communities to preserve local history; partnerships among local cable systems and the Partnership for a Drug Free America; and recognition for The History Channel by NAMIC for Hispanic Heritage Month initiatives. Marketing This award honors an individual who has been instrumental in the development of marketing approaches that significantly enhance cable's public image and increase customers. This year's honoree is: Patricia Gottesman, Executive Vice President, Digital Marketing & Commerce, Cablevision Systems Corporation. During a 28-year career in cable - all of it spent at Cablevision - Gottesman has established herself as one of cable's most effective marketing, branding and product development executives. At Cablevision, she has been responsible for the development and ongoing evolution of all of Cablevision's award-winning digital and analog services as well as the effective presentation of "triple play" services to consumers. Gottesman is active in CTAM and served as Co-Chair of the 2006 CTAM Summit. Associates & Affiliates This award recognizes the important contributions of equipment manufacturers and service suppliers to cable industry innovation, growth and progress. This year's honoree is: Cathy Wilson, Founder/President/Publisher, Broadband Library. Wilson is publisher of Broadband Library and Broadband Library International, two of the leading trade magazines for cable telecommunications engineers. Broadband Library is the highly-respected magazine that is an exclusive member-benefit of SCTE. Wilson is a past winner of the SCTE's Chairman's Award, and currently serves on the nominating committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either for the SCTE Board of Directors. Attending the Awards Ceremony Reservations are required to attend the Vanguard Awards and Reception at The Cable Show '07. For more information, contact Tobi Brown in NCTA Industry Affairs at 202-222-2430. For additional, up-to-the-minute information, or to register for The Cable Show '07, visit the official web site (www.thecableshow.com) or contact NCTA's Department of Industry Affairs (202-222-2430). * Media Attendance: The Vanguard Awards event is open to the media at no cost, but reservations are mandatory. Reporters and editors may make reservations by contacting Lindsey Emerson at The Fratelli Group, at 202-822-9491 or lemerson@fratelli.com, no later than May 3. * Photo Editors: To obtain photos of Brian Roberts and Amy Tykeson, please contact Pam Ford at pford@ncta.com. NCTA (www.ncta.com) is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation's largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access after investing more than $100 billion over ten years to build a two-way interactive network with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to millions of American consumers. |
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