Welcome New Pioneers
Cable TV Pioneers Announces the Class of 2023
The Cable TV Pioneers will induct 25 new members in its Class of 2023 at its 57th Annual Banquet in Denver, Co.
This year’s class includes men and women who reflect the changing and expanding areas of the industry. The inductees include CEOs, presidents, engineers, trade execs and others who have and continue to contribute to cable’s evolution and growth and are as strongly committed to their families and communities. “Our industry’s growth and diversity into new platforms, content and technologies are clearly evident by the members of the Class of 2023,” noted Jim Gleason, this year’s banquet co-chair adding” This class clearly demonstrates the leadership, values and entrepreneurial success that continue to make the Cable Pioneers relevant.
Class of 2023
Joseph Appio
Mediacom Communications
Dr. Anthony Basham
Netceed / DKT
Marty Carollo
All West Communications
Jeff Chen
CableLabs
Todd Eachus
BCAP
Chris Egan
Evolution Digital
John Egan
Belden
David A. Eng
Comcast
Sam Feist
C-SPAN
John Gdovin
Astound Broadband
Vernon R. Gill
CATV (Posthumous)
Lorenz Glatz
Consultant
Sheila Hall
Mediacom Communications
Doug Hull
Broadpeak SA
Ken Johnson
Cable One
Jerold Lambert
Mediacom Communications
Alfred Liggins
TV One / Urban One
Melinda Lindsley
Comcast
Kimberly Maki
Influential Voices, LLC
Kristin Malaspina
Optimum
Mike McCracken
GTS
Ron Orlando
Comcast
Chris O'Toole
INVIDI Technologies
Vic Pascarelli
Optimum
Dan Rice
Comcast
Geoffrey Shook
Buckeye Broadband
David Showalter
CRS Recycling Services
Jennifer Sims
Power & Tel
Jeremy Stern
Stern Digital LLC
Guy Sucharczuk
Commscope
Kevin Taylor
Comcast
Christine Whitaker
Comcast
Tom Wlodkowski
Comcast
In a special designation, the Pioneers also are inducting a group representative of the numerous behind-the-scenes people whose entrepreneurialism and inventiveness have enabled new, critical services to launch at scale.
Yvette Kanouff chair of the Pioneers commented, “By acknowledging these special inductees, we celebrate a huge behind the scenes group of people who often go unrecognized for their innovations and standardizations ranging from technology specifications, interoperability and testing to chip functionality; advancements that have enabled services including broadband, wifi, on demand and more.
Tech 10
Mike Emmendorfer
Fernando Villarruel
Jack Moran
Jason Schnitzer
Lisa Denney
Niki Pantelias
Pawel Sowinski
Robert Howald
Steven Harris
Tom Williams
Company/Affiliation
Calix, Inc.
Ciena Corporation
Retired
Applied Broadband
Broadcom
Broadcom
Charter Communications
Comcast
SCTE
Cable Labs