Cable Positive Annual Benefit Dinner Honoring Three Leaders Who've Used the Power of Their Positions, Resources, Passions & Personalities to Fight HIV/AIDS

NEW YORK - January 24, 2008

For the first time in Cable Positive’s 16-year history, the cable industry’s AIDS action organization will be honoring three outstanding leaders for their work in fighting HIV/AIDS.

The Benefit Dinner—called the “Power Awards”—is being held on March 4, 2008, at the Marriott Marquis in NYC, and is recognizing three individuals who have used the power of their positions, resources, passions or personalities to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, educate communities at risk, and prevent the spread of the disease.

Bill Roedy, Vice Chairman & President MTVN/MTVN International will receive the Joel A. Berger Award, Dr. Helene Gayle, President & CEO, CARE, will receive the Humanitarian award and Michael S. Willner, President, Insight Communications will receive the Leadership Award. 

Each Cable Positive honoree has exercised either their personal or professional power—or both—in extraordinary ways to battle the AIDS epidemic, and galvanize either their industry colleagues, the public, public officials, and many others to have an impact in the most important public health matter of our time.

Co-chairing the Cable Positive Power Awards are: Andrea Wong, President & CEO, Lifetime Entertainment, Bob Miron, Chairman & CEO, Advance/Newhouse, Geraldine Laybourne, Founder, Oxygen Media, Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO, NCTA and Judy McGrath, Chairman & CEO, MTV Networks.

For sponsorship opportunities, tickets or questions please contact Dana Levitt @ 212.459.1547 or dana@cablepositive.org.

For paper-less RSVP please visit http://www.cablepositive.org/power