Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards

About Cable in the Classroom

Cable in the Classroom, the cable telecommunications industry's nonprofit education foundation, and cable industry partner companies, created the awards program which is now in its second year. Winners are chosen by a panel of judges from the national education community.

Cable in the Classroom, along with cable operators and cable programmers, has been bringing new technology and dynamic content to students since 1989. Cable in the Classroom seeks to foster the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning opportunities for children and youth.

Forty-Four Education Leaders from Across the Country Selected as 2008 Finalists

The honorees in each category are:

Cable Partnerships for Learning:
- George S. Anthony - Staten Island - NY
  Time Warner Cable
- Ronald J. Blanchard - Lake Charles - LA
  Suddenlink Communications
- Donna M. Bownds - Fort Hood - TX
  Time Warner Cable
- Don Cerrone - New York - NY
  Cablevision
- Raedell Coogler & Jessica Fredricks
  - Haines City - FL
  Bright House Networks
- Thomas DeFilipi - Enfield - CT
  Cox Communications
- Marycay Densmore - San Diego - CA
  Time Warner Cable
- Dennis Graham - Cambridge - WI
  Charter Communications
- Eddie Pierson - Signal Hill - CA
  Charter Communications
- Jenann Wakefield - Grand Junction - CO
  Bresnan Communications
- Janet Watkins - Ellisville - MO
  Charter Communications
General Excellence:
- Jonathan Bergmann & Aaron Sams
  - Woodland Park - CO
  US Cable
- George Campbell - Lubbock - TX
  Suddenlink Communications
- Lisa M. Chambers - Columbus - OH
  Time Warner Cable
- Lester P. Claravall - Oklahoma City - OK
  Cox Communications
- Vicki Davis - Camilla - GA
  Mediacom Communications
- Geneva Dorsey - Minneapolis - MN
  Comcast
- Diane Downs - Louisville - KY
  Insight Communications
- Chuck Estep - Monroe - MI
  Charter Communications
- Bridget Federspiel - Dayton - OH
  Time Warner Cable
- Andrew Givens - Floyd - VA
  Citizens Telephone Coop
- Wendy Marie Hauver - New Port Richey - FL
  Bright House Networks
- Kyle Hughes - Clarkston - MI
  Comcast
- Jeff Lantos - Pacific Palisades - CA
  Time Warner Cable
- Michele Miller - Philadelphia - PA
  Comcast
- Sheena Nelson - Eveleth - MN
  Mediacom Communications
- Jason Ohler - Juneau - AK
  GCI
- Liz Pape - Maynard - MA
  Comcast
- Judith Russ - Landover - MD
  Comcast
- Dr. Cheryl R. Seals - Fort Walton Beach - FL
  Cox Communications
- Mary Tinucci - St. Paul - MN
  Comcast
- Bethany Wielicki - Clovis - CA
  Comcast
- RaSheda K. Workman - Newbern - AL
  Charter Communications
- Randy Wormald - Belmont - NH
  Metrocast Communications
Media Literacy Education:
- David Considine - Boone - NC
  Charter Communications
- Kathryn Housepian - Perrysburg - OH
  Buckeye CableSystem
- Elana Yonah Rosen - San Francisco - CA
  Comcast
- Art Silverblatt - St. Louis - MO
  Charter Communications
Pushing the Envelope with Cable Technology and Programming:
- Jim Heston - Waco - TX
  Time Warner Cable
- Laurel Lyda - Fair Oaks - CA
  Comcast
- Donna Thompson-Harris - Las Vegas - NV
  Cox Communications
- Dan Meyer - Mount Hermon - CA
  Comcast
- Deborah Stinson - Mattapoisett - MA
  Comcast
- Dr. Frank Watson - Pembroke Pines - FL
  Comcast

News

Press Release: FL State Senator Frederica S. Wilson Receives 2008 Cable's Leaders in Learning Award

Read Local Press Coverage on the 2008 Winners and Finalists.

Media: 2008 Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards Gala High-Resolution Photos and Broadcast-Quality B-roll

Press Release: Nation’s Most Innovative Education Leaders Honored; Awards Gala Emceed by Nick Clooney, Journalist and Host of AmericanLife TV

Press Release: Representative Dingell and FCC Commissioner Tate Receive National 2008 Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards; Gala will be Hosted by Nick Clooney, Journalist and Host, AmericanLife TV

Press Release: Nation's Most Innovative Education Leaders Honored For Creative Contributions to K-12 Teaching and Learning

Press Release: Forty-Four Education Leaders from Across the Country Selected as Finalists for the 2008 Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards

Press Release: Honor Local Innovators in Education with National Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards One Month Left to Apply! Application Deadline is Wednesday, January 16, 2008.

Press Release: Opportunity to Honor Local Innovators in Education - Applications Now Being Accepted for Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards.

Press Release: Videos from 2007 Cable's Leaders in Learning Awards Now Online and Available for VOD.

Press Release: Cable's Leaders in Learning Award 2007 Winners Featured in National Podcasts.

Press Release: Nation's Most Innovative Education Leaders Honored For Creative Contributions to K-12 Teaching and Learning.

Media Advisory: Award-winning Educators from Around the Country Discuss Leadership Challenges Facing Education.

Media Advisory: Gala June 6th.

Read Local Press Coverage on 2007 Finalists.

Just announced - 43 Finalists 2007.

Press Release: 43 Finalists Announced.

	Welcome Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards recognizes outstanding educators, administrators, policymakers and other community leaders at the forefront of innovation in education. This prestigious awards program, in its 4th year of operation, is administered by the cable industry and its national education foundation, Cable in the Classroom. 2008 Winners 2008 Finalists