Adelphia, Comcast, and Insight Lend Their Support to Increase
the Reach of the Program
NEW YORK, NY - March 8, 2002
Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry's national
non-profit AIDS action organization, has added three new members
to the steering committee for the Tony Cox Fund for Local HIV/AIDS
Programming. The program encourages local cable systems and AIDS
service organizations (ASOs) to collaborate in the production
and distribution of original programming, including public service
announcements (PSAs), addressing HIV/AIDS-related issues. New
steering committee additions are Susan Carden, Vice President,
Network Programming, Comcast Cable Communications; John Monaghan,
Southern California Programming Manager, Adelphia Communications;
and Judy Poole, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Insight
Communications.
"We are confident that, with these individuals lending their
expertise and the continued guidance of the current committee
members, Cable Positive's Tony Cox Fund for Local HIV/AIDS Programming
will continue to grow and have an even greater impact on HIV/AIDS
prevention and education in local communities across the United
States," said Steve Villano, Cable Positive's Executive Director.
Cable Positive has added representatives from Adelphia Communications,
Comcast Cable Communications, and Insight Communications to have
the committee better represent the industry and the communities
it serves. The steering committee now includes members from five
of the top eight Multiple System Operators (MSOs). Systems play
a vital role in the grant program by donating hundreds of hours
of airtime to educate local communities about HIV/AIDS-related
issues.
The Current committee members are:
- Seth Morrision (Committee Chair), Senior Vice President, CTAM
- Nan Ahern, Consultant
- Paul Braun, Vice President, Network Programming, Time Warner
Cable
- Maryce Cunningham, Director of Access Programming, Cablevision
- Steve Houck, Vice President, Affiliate Relations, National
Cable Communications
- Lucinda Martinez, Director, Partnership Marketing, Comedy
Central
- Michelle Ray, Director, Special Events-Industry Affairs,
NCTA
- Estilita Ward, Director of Special Projects, The Montel Williams
Show
- Susan Weinstein, Consultant
The Tony Cox Steering Committee meets bi-annually via conference
call to review submitted grant applications. The next deadline
for grant submission is June 7, 2002. For more information, please
contact Jesse Giuliani at 212.459.1547 or jesse@cablepositive.org
Established in 1996, Cable Positive's Tony Cox Fund for Local
HIV/AIDS Programming is named in memory of Winston "Tony"
Cox, a founding Honorary Chair of Cable Positive and a major industry
leader. As Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc. and throughout
his career, Mr. Cox was a major advocate of original cable programming
and AIDS education. Since the program's inception, Cable Positive's
Tony Cox Fund for Local HIV/AIDS Programming has provided funding
for 112 different AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 28 states.
Cable Positive has committed over $800,000 to fund 169 projects
in the aim of HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and education.
