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National Show: Abbe Raven
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Abbe Raven, recently promoted to president and CEO of A&E Networks, sees her role in no uncertain terms: “We have a No. 1 obligation to our viewers and affiliates and our advertisers and our…
National Show: George Bodenheimer
By Wayne KarrfaltSpecial to TelevisionWeek George Bodenheimer avoids the spotlight. Perhaps it’s his humble beginnings, his start in the ESPN mailroom in 1981, then the moves up the ladder through affiliate sales and marketing. Or perhaps it’s his belief in…
National Show: Johnathan Rodgers
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek Johnathan Rodgers, president and CEO of TV One, said it took him a while to fully appreciate the advantages of his chosen industry. “I didn’t always love cable,” he said. “I came out of…
National Show: Leslie Ellis
By Libby Slate Special to TelevisionWeek When Leslie Ellis was majoring in business and minoring in computer science at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, her fellow students teased her, she said, because she was so bad at writing computer code.In the…
National Show: Steve Miron
By Amy HelmesSpecial to Television Week Honored with this year’s NCTA Vanguard Award for young leadership, Steve Miron downplayed his achievements as president of Advance/Newhouse Communications and his 15-plus years in the cable industry. He didn’t seem completely comfortable being…
National Show: Wilt Hildenbrand
Wilt Hildenbrand lives by a simple philosophy. “It all goes back to basic electronics,” he said. “If you get a good grounding in that, you can figure anything out. That’s one thing I fall back on and rely on a…
‘Atlas HD’ Spectacle on Track
After postponing the launch date by more than a year, Discovery Communications has put its ambitious high-definition endeavor “Atlas HD” back on track, with the first shows set to air in early 2006. Last fall to allow time improve the…
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