The Grand TAM Award is CTAM’s highest honor. Each year, this award is bestowed on an individual who has contributed to the future of the industry through leadership, marketing and education.
2010 Honoree
Pat Esser
President
Cox Communications
2009 Honoree
Robert Miron
Chairman
Advance / Newhouse Communications
2008 Honoree
Thomas M. Rutledge
COO
Cablevision Systems Corp.
2007 Honoree
Jeff Bewkes
President and Chief Operating Officer
Time Warner, Inc.
2006 Honoree
Judy McGrath
Chairman and CEO
MTV Networks
2005 Honoree
Brian L. Roberts
Chairman and CEO
Comcast Corporation
2004
Michael S. Willner
Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Insight Communications
2003
Matthew C. Blank
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Showtime Networks Inc.
2002
John K. Billock
Vice Chairman & COO
Time Warner Cable
2001
Josh Sapan
President and CEO
Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc
2000
James O. Robbins
President and CEO
Cox Communications, Inc.
1999
Joe Collins
Chairman & CEO
Time Warner Cable
1998
Kay Koplovitz
Founder, Chairman & CEO
USA Networks
1997
Robert Johnson
Chairman and CEO
BET Holdings, Inc.
1996
Decker Anstrom
President
National Cable Television Association
1995
John Hendricks
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Discovery Communications, Inc.
1994
Geraldine Laybourne
Vice Chairman
MTV Networks
President
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
1993
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Continental Cablevision, Inc.
1992
Tom Freston
Chairman/CEO
MTV Networks
1991
Bob Alter
President & CEO
Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau
1990
John Goddard
CEO
Viacom
1989
Glenn Jones
President
Jones Intercable
1988
Brian Lamb
Chair/CEO
C-SPAN
1987
J. William Grimes
President/CEO
ESPN
1986
John Sie
Senior Vice President
TCI
1985
Trygve Myhren
Board Chairman/CEO
ATC
1984
Charles F. Dolan
Chairman/CEO
Cablevision Systems Corp.
1983
Bill Daniels
Daniels and Associates
1982
Gerry Levin
Time Inc. – Home Box Office
1981
William J. Ryan
Vice President
Palmer Communications, Inc.
1980
Ted Turner
Chairman
Turner Broadcasting
Titles and companies are not meant to reflect current status, only position at the time the award was received.