CTAM recognizes excellence.

The CTAM Chairman may, at his or her discretion, select certain CTAM members for receipt of a special Chairman's Award, citing them for extraordinary contributions to CTAM and/or the industry. In those years in which it is given out, the Chairman's Award is awarded by the current chairman at the annual CTAM Summit. Prior to 1988, the Chairman's Award was called the President's Award.

2008 Honoree
In an unprecedented move, CTAM Chairman Joe Rooney has selected the local CTAM Chapters as the 2008 recipients of the Chairman’s Award. This award honors extraordinary contributions to CTAM and the cable business as a whole. The volunteer leaders of the CTAM chapters are being honored for their exceptional efforts to engage and educate members about the industry and the marketing of its products and services.

“I know it’s a bit unorthodox choosing the Chapters over an individual, but the volunteers who lead the CTAM chapters really extend the impact of our organization beyond what we would otherwise reach,” said Joe Rooney, CTAM chairman and chief marketing officer at Cox Communications. “The educational and networking opportunities the chapters afford CTAM members in regional and local markets are a hidden jewel in CTAM’s portfolio of resources, tools, and ideas that help to advance the cable business. The volunteers in the chapters richly deserve this recognition.”

There are a total of 15 CTAM Chapters – 12 in the continental U.S., and one each in the Caribbean, Europe and Canada. They offer local seminars, informational programs, fund-raising events and networking possibilities to their members. In 2007, they produced 84 events and meetings that were attended by 6,836 members.

Past Honorees

2007
David N. Watson
Executive Vice President, Operations
Comcast

2006
Kevin Leddy
SVP, Strategy & Development
Time Warner Cable

2005
Josh Sapan
President & CEO
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC

2004
Julian A. Brodsky
Co-Founder, Director and Vice Chairman
Comcast Corporation

2003
Dr. Richard R. Green
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

2001
John J. Sie
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Starz Encore Group

2000
James O'Brien

1999
Charles Ellis
EVP
Time Warner Cable

1998
No award given

1997
John F. Gault
EVP
Time Warner Cable

1996
Ginny Overbagh
VP Marketing
Time Warner Cable National Division

Steve Raymond
VP Affiliate Sales & Marketing Western Division
ESPN

1995
On-Time Guarantee Advisory Group:
Jeff DeLorme
EVP
Continental Cablevision

Dennis Wilkinson
SVP Marketing & Programming
PrimeStar

George Bodeheimer
SVP Sales & Marketing 
ESPN

Eric Brown
Director of Regional Marketing
Century Southwest Cable TV

Bruce Clark
President
Colony Communications

Sharan Wilson Stover
SVP
Tele-Communications, Inc.

Lynn Yaeger
SVP
Time Warner Cable

1994
No award given

1993
Joel A. Berger
Publisher
MultiChannel News/Cablevision Magazine

1992
Ruth Otte
President/COO
Discovery Networks

1991
Matthew Blank
President /COO
Showtime Networks, Inc.

Lee Clayton
Vice President
Bortz and Co.

1990
Lowell Hussey
SVP of Sales, Marketing & Programming
Warner Cable Communications

1989
John Reardon
President
MTV Networks

Lowell Hussey
Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Programming
Warner Cable Communications

1988
David Van Valkenburg

1987
Rod Thole
Executive Vice President, Telecommunications Group
Heritage Communications

John Reardon
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Affiliate Sales & 
Marketing
MTV Networks, Inc.

1986
Ajit Dalvi
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Programming
Cox Cable Communications

1985
Char Beales
Vice President, Program & Marketing
National Cable Television Association

1984
Douglas Wenger
Storer Cable

1983
Gail Sermersheim
Vice President & General Manager of Southern Region
Home Box Office 

Toni Augustine
President
Communication Trends, Inc.

Ted Turner
Turner Broadcasting 
(received President’s Award for Marketing Excellence)

1982
Gail Sermersheim
Vice President & General Manager of Southern Region
Home Box Office 

Andy Goldman
Executive Vice President for cable
Spanish International Network
 

Titles and companies are not meant to reflect current status, only position at the time the award was received.