Politics Comes to The Cable Show: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Speak on Tuesday; Leading Political Strategists to Discuss 2012 Elections and Beyond

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today that Chicago's newly inaugurated mayor, Rahm Emanuel, will speak at the opening General Session of The Cable Show 2011, NCTA's 60th Annual Convention and International Exposition, June 14-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel will appear on Tuesday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the North Hall.

NCTA also released the lineup for a featured panel at The Cable Show's General Session on Wednesday, June 15.  With cable providing an important platform for campaign advertising and political coverage, and with the 2012 election season already underway, two of America's top presidential campaign strategists will provide their outlook on the national political landscape with a focus on cable's highly valued advertising platform.  The panel will include:

• David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama (2009-2011).

• Ed Gillespie, former counselor to President George W. Bush and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Moderating the discussion will be Candy Crowley, CNN's award-winning chief political correspondent and anchor of State of the Union with Candy Crowley, a political hour of newsmaker interviews and analysis of the week's most important issues.

Additional panels for the Wednesday General Sessions will be announced.  All General Sessions will be streamed live on the Internet from the North Hall at McCormick Place.  

Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show 2011 is available at www.thecableshow.com, or from NCTA's Department of Industry Affairs (202-222-2430).  Prime exhibition space and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting NCTA Convention Headquarters at (202) 463-7905 or e-mail [email protected].

NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation's largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 43 million customers, after investing more than $170 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to more than 23 million American consumers.

SOURCE NCTA