The communications industry is slowly becoming a more...
The communications industry is slowly becoming a more accepting place for women in senior leadership, said FCC Media Bureau Deputy Chief Michelle Carey, one of several women honored at the Washington D.C./Baltimore chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications’ Touchstone Awards…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
Tuesday. Carey received the Public Service Award for her long career in government -- she worked at NTIA before joining the commission. Though a recent WICT survey said senior roles for women are in decline (CD Oct 18 p19), Carey pointed to the several FCC bureaus helmed by women as an example of industry improvement, as well as the important position of NBCUniversal Senior Vice President-Government Affairs Meredith Baker, a former FCC commissioner. Baker was the keynoter at the event, and used examples from her favorite female characters in movies and TV to urge women in communications to make the most of their opportunities and seek out mentors. “Don’t be the kid standing at the top of the slide,” said Baker, quoting NBC star Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. Baker’s speech also contained lessons from Sex and the City, Veep, Pretty Woman, among others. Women in communications should stay positive no matter what, emulating the character of Elle Woods from the film Legally Blonde, Baker said. “People want to be around those who stay positive,” said Baker. WICT gave Time Warner Cable Senior Director-Infrastructure Becky Bobzien-Simms the Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award, Scripps Network Interactive Senior Vice President-Legal Affairs Suzanne Underwald the Communicate Award, Comcast Beltway Region Vice President-Human Resources Samantha Callahan the Inspire Award, Discovery Senior Vice President-Communications Catherine Frymark the Connect Award, and Travel Channel Vice President-Finance and Strategy Meghan Rogers the Emerging Leader Award. Award winners were chosen after being nominated by WICT members. Tuesday was the seventh time the Touchstone Awards have been given out.