Glen Britt and Time Warner Cable to Receive Cable Positive's 2007 Joel A. Berger Memorial Award

NEW YORK, NY — March 8, 2007

Time Warner Cable and its President Glenn Britt will receive the cable industry’s highest honor in AIDS awareness, when Cable Positive – the industry’s AIDS organization – bestows The Joel A. Berger Memorial Award, to Britt and Time Warner Cable on March 6, 2007, at the Marriott Marquis, for their contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS.  This year’s Cable Positive benefit dinner, titled “Positively Time…” features Dan Rather, legendary journalist and Global Correspondent, HDNet, with musical guest Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave and commemorates Cable Positive’s 15th year of using cable television’s resources to fight AIDS.  

“Glenn Britt continues to elevate the level of Time Warner’s commitment to corporate and social responsibility in the fight against HIV/AIDS,” said Steve Villano, Cable Positive President & CEO.  “All members of the Time Warner family set a superb example of how this industry dedicates its resources to improving communities and the lives of people in them.”

This year, a diverse crowd of VIP’s from in and out of the cable industry join Cable Positive in celebrating Glenn Britt and Time Warner Cable.  Co-chairing the dinner – which is Cable Positive’s single biggest source of revenue – are Betty Cohen, President and CEO, Lifetime Networks, Mark Cuban, Chairman & President, HDNet, Debra L. Lee, Chairman  & CEO, BET Networks, Jim McDonald, CEO, Scientific Atlanta, Rob McLaughlin, Corporate VP, Regional Management Americas, Connected Home Solutions, Motorola, Robert Schumer, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group, Michael S. Willner, Vice Chairman and CEO, Insight Communications.

Cable Positive’s benefit dinner has raised more than 1 million dollars for 9 consecutive years, and over the 15 year lifetime of the organization, the cable industry has donated 16.5 million dollars and more than 1 billion dollars worth of air time in the fight against HIV/AIDS.  Sponsorships tables are still available for this must-attend industry event.  All those who are interested can reach Dana Levitt at 212.459.1547 or via email dana@cablepositive.org. 

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