| A MONTHLY LOOK AT WHAT'S UP AT CTAM'S 15 CHAPTERS | OCTOBER 2009 |
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IN MEMORIAM The CTAM family mourns the loss of Gerry Dash and Will Flannery.
Gerry Dash, who was named a “Cable Television Pioneer” in 2005, when he was Senior Vice President, Training & New Business Development, RCH Cable Outsourcing Services, died of a terminal illness on August 30 at his home in Tucson, AZ. He was 68. Dash, whose long cable career began with early franchising efforts and selling HBO subscriptions, worked at many cable companies, large and small, over the years. His family said "Mr. Cable Guy" would be a fitting epitaph. "He was a true cable pioneer in every sense and lived, ate and breathed cable," Michael Snyder, a former co-worker, said. "I am only one of dozens of cable industry folks that has Gerry to thank for his knowledge and support as a friend and colleague." “Gerry was a huge fan of CTAM Chapters. He recruited colleagues to join and was contemplating a chapter in his new Arizona home,” said CTAM’s Char Beales. Dash is survived by his wife, Virginia; daughter, Heather Barger and her husband, David Barger.
Will Flannery, Vice President of Advanced Services, Fox Cable Networks, died of a sudden illness on September 18, at age 38. At Fox, Flannery was responsible for the day-to-day distribution activities of advanced television services (including high-definition, interactivity and On Demand) for Fox's 36 programming networks. In addition, he was very active in industry organizations including CTAM's Advanced Cable Solutions Consortium. Angie Britt, CTAM’s Vice President of Advanced Products said "We are shocked and saddened at the loss of Will who led the CTAM Advanced Cable Solutions Consortium Cross-Platform Committee. Will was one of the most positive and motivated persons I have ever met or had the pleasure with whom to work. He was the real deal - an authentic friend, colleague and leader. Will's contributions to the vision and mission of the CTAM Consortium will be long remembered. His absence will long be felt." Flannery is survived by his wife Kristin Torgen Flannery; daughters Sarah and Norah; parents Catherine and Francis Terrance Flannery; brother Francis Emmett Flannery; sister-in-law Julia Flannery and nephew Connor.
Donations to be held in trust for
Flannery's daughters may be made to the "Sarah and Norah Flannery
Scholarship Fund," c/o Ken Teshima, Teshima & Associates, 2215 West
190th Street, Torrance, CA 90504. |
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NEWS CTAM Georgia hosted their third annual SeaTAM at the picturesque Georgia Aquarium. With over 120 people in attendance, the panelists discussed the ins and outs of “Catching the TV Everywhere Tidal Wave.” The topic was timely and the panelists shared a deep dive perspective on the issues surrounding authentication and entitlement. CTAM New England held their joint golf tournament with SCTE at Wayland Country Club in Wayland, MA. The event raised more than $2,000 for the Costello and Bill O’Rielly Memorial Funds and attracted 140 participants. Congratulations to The BANG Team for their win! CTAM Midwest hosted the CTAM Midwest Road Show "Cable Marketing on a Lean Budget: How to Grow Customers in a Down Economy." With more than 90 attendees, the panel discussed innovative marketing tactics that have worked during a slow economy, including more economy level services, bringing creative services in-house and new packaging. CTAM Rocky Mountains held their third annual How Cable Goes to Market introductory and advanced seminars in Denver. More than 25 attendees benefited from learning about the history of the cable industry, recent trends, technologies and competitive strategies. |
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MEMBER BENEFITS SPOTLIGHT As a CTAM member, you receive strategic learning and networking opportunities each year through two major conferences and Webcasts – all focused on real business problems and solutions. Here’s what’s coming up:
Check out the CTAM Events
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MEET THE PRESIDENT
Meet Sandy Parks, Regional Marketing Manager, Comcast and Co-President, CTAM New England. Here are five fun facts about Sandy to help you get to know her better: Where do you live?
Are you a cat or dog
person? What is a fun fact
that not many people know about you? What was your
favorite CTAM moment? |
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Michael Buening, Director, Sales Planning, Time Warner Cable
We know our members are stars! Did you meet an expert sculptor at the TeleSeminar? Did a guitar hero eat lunch with you at The CTAM Summit? Let us know! Members in the Crowd pays tribute to CTAM’s exceptional members. Send nominations to Lisa Jackson. |
