Presenters Named for 2005 Cable Television Hall of Fame Celebration

Presenters Named for 2005 Cable Television Hall of Fame Celebration

Industry leaders and several former inductees will introduce members of 2005 class of honorees

DENVER, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cable Center today announced the presenters for The 2005 Cable Television Hall of Fame Celebration, to be held Oct. 19 in Denver. They are:

* James O. Robbins, president, Cox Communications, will present Nickolas
Davatzes, CEO Emeritus of A&E Television Network;
* Robert L. Johnson, chairman and CEO of BET Holdings, will present
Thomas E. Freston, co-president and co-COO, Viacom International;
* Julian A. Brodsky, vice chairman of Comcast, will present Michael J.
Fuchs, former CEO of HBO;
* Decker Anstrom, president and COO of Landmark Communications, will
present Glenn R. Jones, chairman of Jones International Ltd.;
* Trygve E. Myhren, formerly chairman and CEO of American Television and
Communication Corp. and president of Providence Journal Company, and
currently president of Myhren Media, will present Monroe E. Rifkin,
chairman of Rifkin & Associates;
* Brian P. Lamb, chairman and CEO of C-SPAN, will present John V. Saeman,
former president and CEO of Daniels & Associates and chairman of
Medallion Enterprises LLC;
* John M. Walson, executive vice president, Service Electric Cable TV,
Inc., will present John Walson Sr., one of the country's first cable
operators, posthumously. The award will be accepted by his son, John E.
Walson, Jr.

Since 1998, inductees have been selected for inclusion in the Cable Television Hall of Fame for their contributions to the growth and development of one or more components of cable's diverse industry and to the people, communities, organizations and institutions it serves.

"The honorees are the best of the best in our industry and they have selected presenters cut from the same cloth. Induction in the Cable Television Hall of Fame honors a lifetime of hard work, outstanding achievement, innovation and perseverance," said Bill Bresnan, chairman and CEO of Bresnan Communications, chairman of The Center's Board of Directors and a member of the Hall of Fame class of 2000.

Receptions before and after the induction ceremony will be held at The Cable Center's facility, and the induction ceremony will take place at The University of Denver's Magness Arena (adjacent to The Cable Center). For more information visit The Center's Web site at www.cablecenter.org.

Source: The Cable Center

CONTACT: Doyle Albee of Metzger Associates, +1-303-786-7000, ext. 2203,
or doyle@metzger.com

Web site: http://www.cablecenter.org/

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