Miron’s Career Through the Years

Key developments in the career of Robert Miron and the growth of Bright House Networks and its predecessors:

By K.C. Neel -- Multichannel News, 8/23/2010 12:01:00 AM

1954
Miron takes his first summer job at the Staten Island Advance.

1956
First college part-time job at the Syracuse Herald-Journal.

1958
Miron moves to Newhouse Broadcasting (WSYR-AM/TV in Syracuse, N.Y.).

1959
Miron switches to full-time at WSYR-AM/TV.

1960
Miron transfers to WTPA-TV in Harrisburg, Pa.

1961
Miron transfers to WAPI-AM/FM/TV in Birmingham, Ala.

1962
Miron marries Diane Goldblatt

1963
First child, Nomi, born in Birmingham, Ala.

1964
Miron transfers to KTVI-TV in St. Louis.

1964
Newhouse Broadcasting begins looking for cable properties and franchises near its TV stations.

1964
Newhouse Broadcasting buys first cable system, in Anniston, Ala.

1965
NewChannels is formed.

1965
NewChannels buys Oneonta Video, with systems and franchises in upstate New York, and Eastern Microwave.

1965-1967
NewChannels wins franchises in upstate New York communities, including suburban Syracuse, N.Y.

1966
Second child, Steven, born in St. Louis.

1966
Miron transfers to the Syracuse cable system as operations manager of NewChannels.

1966
NewChannels buys the Corning, N.Y., cable system and microwave system NY Penn, which it combines with Eastern Microwave.

1968
Third child, Lisa, born in Syracuse, N.Y.

1969
NewChannels buys systems in Massena and Potsdam, N.Y.

1972
NewChannels buys Troy, N.Y., franchise and begins to add franchises around the Albany area.

1972
Eastern Microwave turns on the new Home Box Offi ce network — pre-satellite.

1974
Miron is named CEO and EVP/general manager of NewChannels.

1974
NewChannels purchases Binghamton, N.Y., cable system.

1974
NewChannels turns on its system in the Syracuse, N.Y., suburbs.

1975
In an early clustering move, NewChannels buys Vestal Video, the Binghamton, N.Y., suburban system.

1977
Miron is appointed EVP of Newhouse Broadcasting, responsible for both broadcast and cable interests.

1979
Newhouse Broadcasting forms MetroVision with Henry Harris and four other former Cox executives.

1980
MetroVision buys Daniels properties.

1980
Newhouse Broadcasting sells its TV stations to Times Mirror.

1980
Customer count: NewChannels, 195,000; MetroVision, 115,000; total, 310,000.

1980
Nomi Miron (Bergman) takes first summer cable job while in high school.

1981
Newhouse Broadcasting buys Vision Cable and appoints Michael Willner president.

1982
NewChannels buys Upstate Community Antenna in New York.

1982
Steve Miron, still in high school, gets his first parttime job in cable.

1986
Miron is named president of Newhouse Broadcasting following the original president’s death.

1986
Newhouse Broadcasting invests in Discovery Communications. Miron is appointed to Board.

1987
Nomi Miron (Bergman) takes first full-time job for Newhouse.

1989
Steve Miron starts working for the business full-time.

1990
Customer count: NewChannels, 355,000; MetroVision, 420,000; Vision, 430,000; total, 1.2 million.

1994
The Time Warner Entertainment- Advance/Newhouse partnership is announced.

1995
The TWEAN partnership deal closes with 1.4M Newhouse subs and 2.8M Time Warner Cable subs.

1998
TWEAN acquires portions of Cablevision Industries and Paragon Cable.

2002
Steve Miron becomes president of Advance/Newhouse Partnership.

2003
Bright House Networks is formed with 2.2 million subs in TWEAN’s Florida cluster and other systems throughout the U.S.

2008
Discovery Communications goes public.

2008
Miron becomes chairman of Bright House Networks; Steve Miron becomes CEO; and Nomi Bergman becomes president.

2010
Miron will retire from Bright House Dec. 31, remaining on Discovery’s board.