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
Amy Lynch
Comcast
Arturo Marquez
Fuse Media, Inc.
Balan Nair
Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Daniel McKay
C3 Broadband Integration
Diane Christman
The Cable Center
Dick Beahrs
Court TV (Retired)
Eric Perbohner
Technetix (Deceased)
Jack Burton
Broadband Success Partners
Jack Dyste
Mega Broadband (Retired)
James Manchester
Comcast
Jeff Smith
Comcast
Jennifer Smardo
Comcast
Kathy Payne
Cox
Keely Buchanan
Charter Communications
Marc Aldrich
Amazon Web Services
Michael Powell
NCTA
Pragash Pillai
Atlice USA
Randy Wells
RBC Daniels (Retired)
Shannon Saviers
GrowthLix Advisors
Sudhir Ispahani
Alpha Global Partners
Stacey Slaughter
NCTI
Sheri Langford
Charter Communications
Susan Burgstiner
Marketing On Demand
Thomas Monaghan
Charter Communications
Tom Rutledge
Charter Communications
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.
Special Designated 2023 Pioneers
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