Byline: K. C. NEEL
Almost 700 cable executives descended on the Cable Center on Oct. 14 to honor six of the industry's most influential leaders.
The annual Hall of Fame award is bestowed to men and women whose achievements have provided service to the cable industry and contributed significantly to the growth and development of cable, and to the people, communities and organizations served by cable TV.
This year's honorees included Julian Brodsky, vice chairman, Comcast Corp.; Gustave Hauser, chairman/CEO, Hauser Communications; John Hendricks, president/CEO, Discovery Communications; Walter Kaitz (deceased), founder of the California Cable Television Association; John Sie, founder/president/CEO, Starz Encore Group; and Robert Tarlton, formerly of Jerrold Electronics and the founder of one of the country's first cable systems.
Julian Brodsky
Julian Brodsky got into the cable business 40 years ago when he teamed up with Ralph Roberts and Dan Aaron to form Comcast Corp., now the nation's largest MSO by far.
It was Brodsky's trademark conservative fiscal tendencies that earmarked Comcast's strong financial balance sheets and allowed the MSO to continue growing over the years without putting too much debt on its balance sheet. He was also in charge of Comcast's merger-and-acquisition activities as well as its international expansion efforts.
Brodsky has slowed down a bit in recent years, but not much. He still serves as Comcast's vice chairman and is also chairman of Interactive Capital Group, a venture capital fund formed a few years ago to help incubate and fund interactive companies. He also is keenly involved …
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