"The Friday Fireside" is the TV industry's No. 1video podcast, running 18-22 minutes and published every Friday (natch!) View on-demand at itvt.com/friday-fireside "Talk Back to Television" (and the new "Talk Back For Change") are published on Thursdays. View on-demand at itvt.com/talk-back, and streaming on USA Today

Cable TV Pioneers come from all areas of cable. They are the founders and presidents of MSOs and program networks, engineers and technicians, inventors, marketers, and entrepreneurs of independent cable businesses.The one thing they all have in common is the huge contributions they have made to the growth of the industry and their communities.The Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2011 includes: Ellen M. Cooper, Terry M. Cordova, Randy Elliot, Mike Fries, Richard S. "Rick" Howe, Jeffrey R. Huppertz, Arthur J. "Skip" Kraus, William D. Myers, Steven O. Neu, Steven K. Richey, Eileen Rivard, William H. Roedy, Cathy Serksnas

I provide consulting services to the television/interactive television/online video industries. I specialize in the positioning (and re-positioning) of companies in the advanced television space, as well as providing business and product development services. My clients are frequently new to the US television business, and as I tell them (rather bluntly), "they don't know who to talk to, and when they get there they don't know what to say."Lately I've been called on by companies, from the very large to the very small, to organize and run custom in-house "workshops" to help senior management gain perspective on the rapid changes in the television space. My goal is these sessions is not to simply convey information; it is to create understanding of the nuances of this rapidly evolving business, so that the workshop participants can see through the screaming headlines about the business and concentrate on the underlying movements.I also write a column, published weekly (usually . . . ) by Tracy Swedlow's itvt.com newsletter, under the name "The iTV Doctor." I try to provide my morning guests with a "good read" about the interactive television business. I frequently feature the companies and the people who drive the business, and sometimes dig into a particular topic that appears to be a tipping point.Cable Pioneer (inducted in 2011) and Member of Television Academy Interactive Media Peer Group.

Advise SPROCKIT startups and corporate partners on how to prepare for the future of media and entertainment and act as an ambassador for the SPROCKIT community.

Winstone Management provides business, marketing and social media consulting services to the entertainment industry.

Ensequence is the world’s leading provider of software used to create, manage and distribute interactive video content across TVs, PCs and mobile devices. I am working with distributors, content providers and advertisers to create innovative iTV applications and programming.

2006 – 2007 Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Zodiac Interactive. Responsible for affiliate sales, advertising sales and product marketing.

Viseon Media is a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc - manufacturer of high-end digital video phones under the brand name "VisiFone." When the VisiFone is not being used to make a call, Viseon Media handles the content and advertising that plays on the screen. The VisiFone is also used by subscribers to post or send "consumer generated" videos to aggregators, advertisers and content providers.