The Cable Show 2010 - Go Beyond

NCTA Vanguard Awards

Celebrate Cable's Top Leaders

Honoring the best of cable’s leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, The Vanguard Awards are the most prestigious awards presented by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. The men and women who are selected are people who excel both in business and in personal commitment to their colleagues. They set the example for all of us in their commitment to human rights, employee development and encouragement of minority involvement in all aspects of the industry.

The 2010 NCTA Vanguard Awards Winners


From right to left: David Zagin, Peter Stern, Cathy Avgiris, James Dolan, Josh Sapan, Bonnie Hammer,
Howard Symons, Sandy Wilson, Mrwan Fawaz and Johnathan Rodgers.

Award winners are nominated by the NCTA membership and selected by an Awards Committee composed of members from NCTA Board of Directors as well as former award winners.

We are proud to announce that this year’s winners are:

DISTINGUISHED VANGUARD AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP (MAN)
James Dolan
President & CEO
Cablevision Systems Corporation

DISTINGUISHED VANGUARD AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP (WOMAN)
Bonnie Hammer
President – NBCU Cable Entertainment & Universal Cable Productions
NBC Universal

VANGUARD AWARD FOR CABLE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Cathy Avgiris
SVP & General Manager- Communications and Data Services
Comcast Cable

VANGUARD AWARD FOR PROGRAMMERS
Josh Sapan
President & CEO
Rainbow Media Holdings

VANGUARD AWARD FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Marwan Fawaz
EVP & CTO
Charter Communications

VANGUARD AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Sandy Wilson
VP, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Cox Enterprises, Inc.

VANGUARD AWARD FOR MARKETING
David Zagin
EVP – Distribution
A&E Television Networks

VANGUARD AWARD FOR ASSOCIATES & AFFILIATES
Howard Symons
Partner
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

VANGUARD AWARD FOR YOUNG LEADERSHIP
Peter Stern
EVP & Chief Strategy Officer
Time Warner Cable

Questions?

To obtain further information about the 2010 Vanguard Awards, contact Caroline FitzPatrick of NCTA's Industry Affairs at (202) 222-2439 or e-mail her at vanguardawards@ncta.com.