WICT Opens Touchstone Nominations

Women in Cable Telecommunications is accepting nominations for its annual Touchstones of Leadership awards for its DC-Baltimore chapter. 

The awards go to women executives who have "made a difference and a positive contribution in the cable and telecommunications industry, through leadership, vision, and dedication."

The deadline is end of day Aug. 22 and winners will be feted at a breakfast in Washington in October.

And the categories are...

*The Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award: "Be fearless and confident in your convictions as you take risks and bring others along."

*The Glenn Britt Emerging Leader Award: "For demonstrating rising leadership in the cable community and a strong commitment to all WICT Touchstones, in word and deed."

*The Inspire Award: "Inspire, and others will follow."

*The Communicate Award: "Communicate with passion and poise, in writing and in-person."

*The Connect Award: "Connect to your peers, your industry, and everything around you."

Nominations can be submitted here.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.