• Six Leaders in a Class of Their Own

    
  By MCN Staff, May 21, 2012
  The 2012 class of The Cable Hall of Fame includes cable’s leading executive recruiter; a programming backer who was formerly an industry-shaping operator executive; an iconic talk show host; the CEO of a groundbreaking cable network; one of the industry’s most philanthropic figures and the vice chairman of one of Canada’s biggest media empires.  More

• Saluting Cable’s Trailblazing Originals

    
  By MCN Staff, May 21, 2012
  The 16 new inductees into the Cable TV Pioneers organization represent many segments of the cable industry and have been leaders for more than 20 years.  More

• Brian Lamb/C-SPAN: Created By Cable

    
  By K Neel, May 21, 2012
  When Brian Lamb convinced a bunch of cable operators to support his idea of televising Congress, it changed the way Americans view their government at work.  More

• Bridget Baker: Fierce But Genial

    
  By Linda Moss, May 21, 2012
  Bridget Baker did her best to talk broadcaster NBC out of launching its first cable network, then called the Consumer News and Business Channel and now known as CNBC.  More

• Jill Campbell: Egalitarian Exec

    
  By Janet Stilson, May 21, 2012
  Jill Campbell’s formative years didn’t provide a lot of clues that she would rise to become executive vice president and chief operating officer of a major telecommunications company like Cox Communications — let alone the recipient of the NCTA’s Vanguard Award for Cable Operations Management.  More

• Tapan Dandnaik: Troubleshooter

    
  By Janet Stilson, May 21, 2012
  Talk with people who work closely with Tapan Dandnaik at Mediacom Communications, and they’re likely to tell you how much he mentions his grandmother during strategy sessions.  More

• Jeffrey Hirsch: Competitive Golfer

    
  By Stuart Miller, May 21, 2012
  When Jeff Hirsch got to Rochester, N.Y., to take over as president of Time Warner Cable’s local division, he held a meeting with his top staff .  More

• Jerry Kent: No Longer Screams

    
  By Mike Farrell, May 21, 2012
  Jerry Kent has a simple recipe for leadership success: Hire the right people.  More

• John Landgraf: Character in Chief

    
  By Stuart Miller, May 21, 2012
  FX has made its name in programming, thanks to a memorable collection of highly original characters on shows ranging from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to Sons of Anarchy.  More

• Gail MacKinnon: D.C. Connector

    
  By K Neel, May 21, 2012
  One of the things that makes Gail Mac-Kinnon so effective as Time Warner Cable’s executive vice president and chief government relations officer is her ability to understand all sides of an issue. That’s because she has worked for politicians, broadcasters, programmers and operators in her 25-year career.  More

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