CABLEready Launches Graduate Student Award With Syracuse University's Newhouse School; Jeannie Cuan Named First $10,000 Winner in NYC Ceremonies.Education and Entertainment Editors STAMFORD, Conn. and SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002 To mark its 10th anniversary, CABLEready, the international program distribution and development company based in Stamford, CT, has established an annual Graduate Student Award for Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Current grad student Jeannie Cuan was named first recipient of the $10,000 honor at ceremonies held at Lubin House, S.U.'s alumni house in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The CABLEready Graduate Student Award will be presented each year to a financially deserving student who has demonstrated skill in television programming, sales, marketing or management. Jeannie Cuan, a native of Daly City Daly City, city (1990 pop. 92,311), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco; inc. 1911. Daly City is primarily residential, its population having grown significantly since the 1970s. , CA, in the San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , is a June 2003 candidate for a Master of Science in Media Management. A graduate of the University of California-Berkeley, she has already served as director of marketing and communications for PBS' "Yan Can Cook Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. Its famous catch phrase was "If Yan can cook, so can you!" Often followed by the gag "If Yan can't, then neither can you. " in Foster City, CA, where she acquired corporate underwriters, helped develop two TV series, managed the company's online presence, and communicated with domestic and international clients. She has also served in production and business development roles with AsianConnections.com, a Web site focusing on the Asian-American community, based in Newport Beach, CA. Both Gary Lico, CABLEready's president 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. , and Sabrina Sanchez, director of program marketing, are graduates of the Newhouse School, Gary with a Masters in Broadcasting and Sabrina with a Masters in Media Management. "I can't think of anything more fulfilling than helping to nurture our industry's future executives," Lico stated, "while giving back to the school that trained so many of us in the television field." Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, CABLEready is the television industry's premiere independent program representation firm with clients located across the globe. Established in 1992 to represent existing program libraries and to develop original program ideas, CABLEready provides more networks with licensed programs than any other program distributor. Its successes include INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. It is produced and directed by Jeff Wurtz. , a hit on Bravo in the U.S. and airing in more than 100 countries worldwide, and FORENSIC FILES, Court TV's top-rated series, which has also found success on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . |
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