NAMIC Announces Winners of the 2010 Next Generation Leaders Awards

NEW YORK, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today announced winners of the 2010 Next Generation Leaders Awards.  This year's recipients of the esteemed award are Imani Breaker, vice president, Customer Care, New York City Region, Time Warner Cable, David Hudson, vice president, Alternative Programming, TNT and TBS, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and Matthew Hong, senior vice president & general manager, Turner Sports, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. The Next Generation Leaders Awards will be presented at the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast scheduled for Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.  Held as part of Cable Connection – Spring, the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast will take place at the JW Marriott at LA Live! in Los Angeles, California.  

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Selected by NAMIC and editors of Multichannel News, the Next Generation Leaders Awards recognize up-and-coming executives of color for demonstrating exceptional managerial acumen while embracing NAMIC's mission to educate, advocate and empower for diversity and inclusion in the communications industry.  Awards are presented in three categories: Cable MSO, Cable Programmer and Technology Company or Discipline.  Executives of color age 45 and under were eligible for nomination.  Breaker (MSO), Hudson (Programmer) and Hong (Technology) were selected from a distinguished group of nominees as this year's award winners.

"Through our leadership and professional development programs, NAMIC maintains its commitment to ensuring that our industry benefits from a strong pipeline of diverse executives," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC. "We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of this emerging group of industry leaders that are encouraging diversity and inclusion while making innovative, creative and strategic contributions that are central to their companies' performance."

In addition to honoring Breaker, Hudson and Hong, the following executives will be recognized as NAMIC Luminaries: David Arroyo, vice president, Legal Affairs, Scripps Networks; Mari Ghuneim, vice president, Online Media, Bravo, NBC Universal; Eric Hawkins, senior vice president, Human Resources, Discovery Communications; Linette S. Hwu, vice president, Legal/Commercial Affairs & Operations, Travel Channel Media; Toni Judkins, senior vice president, Original Programming, TV One; Maelia Macin, vice president & general manager, KMEX Univision 34; Kimberly Mathews, vice president, Human Resources, Comcast; Catherine Mitchell, vice president, Field Service, Cox Communications; Twuanna Munroe, vice president, Affiliate Accounting, Scripps Networks, Paul J. Richardson, senior vice president, Human Resources, ESPN; Sumeet Seam, vice president, Legal, Discovery Communications; and Michelle LeCorn Strong, vice president, National Accounts, A&E Television Networks.

George Bodenheimer, president, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports, and co-chairman, Disney Media Networks is the Honorary Chair for the 2010 NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast.  Event sponsors confirmed to date include the NCTA, Suddenlink Communications, A&E Television Networks and Scripps Networks.

For more information regarding the 2010 NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast and the Next Generation Leaders Awards including sponsorship opportunities, contact Danny McGlone, vice president of Fund Development, NAMIC at 212-594-5985 ext. 13.  To download a registration form to purchase tables/tickets visit http://www.namic.com/. 

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC comprises 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 18 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information, please visit www.namic.com.

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