Career Connections
The best cable communicators in the business belong to ACC. In this series of online and video interviews, senior ACC members share their insights on what it takes to succeed in cable communications and how to advance in your career.
Cable Operator Communicators
Career Connections: Pete Abel
Pete Abel; Vice President, Corporate Communications; Suddenlink Communications
Career Connections: Jeff Alexander
Jeff Alexander, vice president of public relations, Eastern Division, Comcast, discusses the importance of preparation, different perspectives, attitude and accessibility to successful cable communicators.
Career Connections: Pat Bresnan
Pat Bresnan, senior vice president, Bresnan Communications shares the lessons he has learned during a 42-year career in the cable industry. He discusses the importance of honesty, mentors, specialization, happiness and most importantly of all perseverance.
Career Connections: Mark Harrad
Mark Harrad, svp, corporate communications, Time Warner Cable, offers tips and insights on how to develop a successful career as a cable communicator. Some of the topics covered are staying informed, finding a mentor and important lessons he's learned.
Career Connections: Reinaldo Llano
Reinaldo Llano, Group Director, Public Affairs Program Development & Analysis, Bright House Networks compares looking for a job versus looking for someone to work for, discusses building and maintaining relationships and offers tips on how to overcome the challenge of lack of time.
Career Connections: Sharon Kleinpeter
Sharon Kleinpeter, vice president, government & public affairs, Cox Communications, discusses how she and her team built the company's brand and reputation in the community.
Career Connections: Mary Jo Moehle
Mary Jo Moehle; Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications; Charter Communications, Inc.
Career Connections: Brad Phillips
Brad Phillips, vice president, government & public affairs, Time Warner Cable discusses how he became a cable communicator, how his job has evolved with the industry in the past 10 years, and how these changes have furthered his professional development.
(Added 06/02/2008)
Cable Network Communicators
Career Connections: Lynn Brindell
Lynn Brindell, executive vice president, strategic marketing, The Weather Channel, discusses how her understanding of production, the impact of the internet on the business and where the consumer is underserved has helped her be a more effective cable communicator.
Career Connections: Ellen Kroner
Ellen Kroner, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC
Career Connections: Sonya Lockett
Sonya Lockett, vice president, public affairs BET discusses her evolving role at the network, the importance of negotiation skills and what she sees as the greatest opportunity for cable communicators.
Career Connections: Libby O'Connell
Libby O'Connell, Ph.D., senior vice president, corporate outreach, A&E Television Networks discusses the skills a cable communicator needs to succeed and how to react to making mistakes.
Career Connections: Michelle Rice
Michelle Rice; Senior Vice President, Distribution & Strategy; TV ONE
Career Connections: Misty Skedgell
Misty Skedgell, vp of corporate communications & corporate responsibility for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., talks about how she started her career at Turner, the importance of credibility and mentoring for a cable communicator and plans for FORUM 2008.
Career Connections: Tom Tyrer
Tom Tyrer, senior vice president, corporate communications & cross-platform operations, Fox Cable Networks suggests that cable communicators go back to the basics.
Career Connections: Stu Zakim
Stu Zakim, VP, Corporate Public Relations for Showtime Networks, Inc.
offers career advice to cable communicators, discusses the professional benefits of entering the Beacon Awards and talks about how cable communicators impact a company's image.
Cable Technology Providers, Consultants and Other
Career Connections: The View from the Top
In the opening general session of FORUM 2008, three top cable communications explored how digital media has changed their job day-to-day. Participants included Rosa Gatti, svp, corporate communications and outreach, ESPN, Inc.; Shirley Powell, svp, corporate communications, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., D'Arcy Rudnay, svp of corporate communications, Comcast Corporation; and moderator Vincent Crosbie, adjunct professor S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University.
(Added 05/09/2008)
Career Connections: Peggy Ballard
ACC President Peggy Ballard, Vice President, Strategic Communications, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company shares the two things you need to know to practice public relations, tips for succeeding as a cable communicator in today's media environment and the skills that are crucial for success.
Career Connections: Janice Caluda
ACC board member Janice Caluda, vice president, operations, Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, discusses the best ways to build consensus, how to be a truth teller instead of a lobbyist, and the need to keep it interesting by developing new skills.
Career Connections: Bob Gold
Bob Gold, president, Bob Gold & Associates, discusses how proving you have a nose for news and can write will open a lot of doors and how cable communicators support business strategies.