Years at Current Organization: 25
First Job in the Industry: Lawyer, Buchanan Ingersoll
Bucket List: Australia and New Zealand
What will it take to see a seismic shift away from linear television for sports? Well, it’s starting. If Amazon’s Thursday Night Football is a success, then the floodgates will really open. I’m a hockey fan, and ESPN+ has moved in this direction too with some games only available through the app.
What childhood memento have you kept? My favorite baseball glove. It still catches!
I was today years old when I found out… That the woman in the American Gothic is the farmer’s daughter and not his wife!
What does the metaverse mean to you? I literally have no idea.
What’s your Wordle strategy? Use two vowels with some combo of S, T, R, C or H.
How many companies have you worked for? Five – one newspaper, two law firms, one cable company, and one association
Boredom buster? I’m a movie buff, and I love to peruse movies to collect in my digital library when they are on sale at $4.99. There’s also a game called Blockdudoku, where I love to do the Daily Challenge. I know…geek stuff.
How will inflation impact the media and broadband space? So far, I have not heard much impact on the retail side, but that’s bound to happen with the price of equipment, hardware and infrastructure increasing to providers.
Band I’d go see live: Don’t know if they still play, but my favorite band from high school – Electric Light Orchestra.
Which character are you in “Encanto”? Probably Bruno, who can’t be seen or found, because I haven’t seen him or the movie either.
Your YouTube rabbit hole? Movie clips, videos breaking down superhero movies for all of the easter eggs you missed, or airplane takeoffs and landings, particularly in crosswinds.
What creative property do you hope does NOT get adapted into a show, movie, or remake? I have many to mention, but the one that comes to mind the most is “The Nanny.” There is only ONE Fran Drescher!
My prediction for NFTs… I don’t see this as anything other than niche concept and investment, which I’m sure will be an old-school view that will be against my future financial interests.
The phrase “digital divide” will go away when… The federal government refrains from regulating broadband (No Title II!) to let broadband providers invest, innovate, and deploy, and when federal and state broadband subsidies are focused primarily on unserved areas while prohibiting subsidized overbuilds.
Favorite dish that I can also make myself: My famous egg-and-cheese omelet with bacon and rye toast. I know. Pretty basic. I’m not much of a cook, if you can believe it.
Has the telco rollout of 5G wireless in North America impacted your business? Not that I have seen, although our members certainly appreciate 5G as a potential competitor. The truth is that 5G won’t be strong in rural areas and can’t compete with our wired broadband connection, but you can’t take it for granted.
What household chore could you win a gold medal in? I get the gold for using our carpet cleaner in the rooms, but my days are numbered because we are going back to the original wood flooring. I’m very ok with that!
If my company had a mascot, it would be: A gen-U-EYEn US of A bald eagle, or a train conductor for “the little engine that could!”
TV show I always recommend not on my networks: “Somebody Feed Phil” on Netflix. Great show about food all over the world with interesting people and a funny host who is just all of us!
If I had a time machine, I would… Invent Apple! 😊 But everything happens for a reason, and I wouldn’t change a thing!
