CableFAX: 91. The Fisher Queen: Denise Conroy-Galley
Denise Conroy-Galley
Title: SVP, Marketing and Research, Outdoor Channel
Age: 36
Education: W VA U, BA, Political Science; Duquesne U, MA, Social and Public Policy
Why Her? Conroy-Galley led Outdoor’s rebrand. That helped boost the network’s weeknight HH delivery 78% vs the prior-year period. Programming blocks are performing particularly well, like Friday Night Fishing, which leaped 77% during Q2 YTD.
Year Ahead: 
A slate of well-targeted new series should keep ratings on the rise.
How Long Did It Take to Settle on New Colors/Logo for Outdoor? About 3 months
Outdoor Sport: Mountain Biking
Best Place in the U.S. to Fish: Florida Keys
Favorite Food: Anything Italian
Favorite Restaurants: Gullifty’s, Pittsburgh, and Diehl’s, Nitro, W.V.
Drink of Choice: Perfect Manhattan
Favorite Music: Anything by the Rolling Stones or Metallica
Unnecessary Luxury I Like Most: Christian Louboutin shoes
Favorite Show Not on My Network: True Blood, HBO
Last Book Read: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
In ’09 I Resolve To: Lower my blood pressure
Philosophy of Life: "In a fight between you and the world, back the world." – Franz Kafka. I like to tackle huge, often insurmountable things, and I have to remember to temper that with a healthy dose of realism.
Sports Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
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