Cable / Telecom News

JR Shaw named to Cable Hall of Fame

DENVER, CO – J.R. Shaw, executive chair of Shaw Communications, has been named as one of six honourees to be inducted in to the Cable Hall of Fame Class of 2010.The other new inductees are: - Yolanda Barco, former Vice President and Executive Officer, Meadville Master Antenna Inc. (deceased); - Allen Ecker, Executive Vice President of Scientific Atlanta, now retired;- Terence F. McGuirk, Chairman and CEO, Atlanta Braves;- Marc B. Nathanson, Chairman, Mapleton Investments; and- Abbe Raven, President and CEO, A&E Television Networks.The honorees were chosen based on their dedication to and impact on the cable industry and their communities.  The...