The Cable Center named seven industry luminaries to its 2020 Cable Hall of Fame class, tapping a wide range of industry executives who will be feted at an April 30 red carpet event at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York.
The honorees were chosen for leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation in the cable industry. Since 1998, 140 individuals have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“The 2020 Cable Hall of Fame class represents every facet of our industry,” Michael Willner, Penthera CEO and chairman of The Cable Center’s board of directors, said in a statement. “They have helped to change the entertainment world we now live in and continue to create new and innovative video consumption models.”
The 2020 class members are:
Bridget Baker, CEO, Baker Media, and co-founder of CNBC
Jim Blackley, adviser to the CEO and former EVP of IT and engineering, Charter Communications;
Cathy Hughes, founder and chairwoman, Urban One;
Alfred C. Liggins III, CEO of Urban One and chairman and CEO of TV One;
Jeff Marcus, Cable pioneer and founder of Marcus Cable;
Dave Watson, president and CEO, Comcast Cable;
Jeff Zucker, chairman WarnerMedia News & Sports, and president, CNN Worldwide.
“Our industry would not be the same without the significant contributions of the 2020 Cable Hall of Fame honorees,” The Cable Center CEO Jana Henthorn said in a statement. “What an honor it will be to recognize them at our Cable Hall of Fame celebration on April 30.”
In addition to the class of 2020, the ceremony will also recognize this year’s winner of the Bresnan Ethics in Business Award, who had yet to be announced at press time.
Profiles were written by Erica Stull.
For more information on the celebration, visit cablehalloffame.com.
