Cablefax The Magazine - April 2014 - 54

100 | Game
Changers
Glenn Beck
Robert Rodriguez
Some are breaking barriers,
others are breaking news, but
all are committed to bringing
new voices to the cable growing
cable landscape.
Beck
Title: Founder/Owner,
TheBlaze
Years in Cable: 7
Education: High school
Keith Clinkscales
Title: Founder/Chairman, El
Rey Network & Filmmaker
Years in Cable: 1
Education: Bachelor's in
Radio, TV and Film, University
of Texas, Austin
Best Advice: Don't think
outside the box, break the
box (see that's 8 words).
Ehab Al-Shihabi
Title: Interim
CEO, Al
Jazeera
America;
Executive
Title: CEO,
REVOLT Media & TV
Years in Cable: 8
Education: BS, Florida
A&M University, Magna
Cum Laude; MBA, Harvard
University Graduate School
of Business Administration
Best Advice: " As the
rhythm's designed to bounce,
what counts-is that the
rhyme is designed to fill your
mind. " - Chuck D of Public
Enemy, Fight the Power.
Isaac Lee
Director of International
Operations, Al Jazeera
Years in Cable: 5
Education: MBA,
Georgetown University
Evan Shapiro
I watch most programming
on: My iPad
TV show I'd most like to
have a cameo in: " Downton
Abbey " or " Sherlock Holmes. "
Just not as a dead guy.
Twitter or Instagram?
Twitter
My favorite newfound
hobby: Serious American
history. And bookbinding.
One thing I would do all
the time if I could: Laugh
The technology that will
most benefit cable over
the next year is: Second
screen. But you should ask
someone smarter than me!
Dish I can make and that
would impress a celebrity
chef: Grand Marnier Soufflé
My favorite business/
motivational book: Winners
Never Cheat by Jon
Huntsman Sr.
Clinkscales
Title: President, Pivot (and
chief cheerleader for
Generation Y)
Years in Cable: 13
Education: College dropout
Best Advice: When you
speak, say SOMETHING.
Title: CEO, Fusion;
President, Univision News
Years in Cable: 2
Education: Journalism
Best Advice: Great men
take great risks.
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These six individuals exemplify
the independent spirit and
focused approach of today's
emerging networks. Each
has a clear vision knows how
to reach his core audience
and embodies the passion
required to excite and inspire.
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I watch most programming
on: iPhone. I'll
gravitate toward the " best
available " device when I really
have to see something.
TV show I'd most like to
have a cameo in? " Better
Call Saul "
John, Paul, George or
Ringo? Paul. He came to our
private Drake concert in January,
and we highly respect his
success and influence.
The technology that will
most benefit cable over
the next year is: (Free)
WiFi everywhere
My favorite business/motivational
book: Outliers by
Malcolm Gladwell
If someone forced me
to cut the cord and only
April 2014
watch 3 over-the-top
shows, they would be:
" House of Cards " (twice) and
" Orange Is the New Black "
Lee
The biggest innovation in
cable over the last year:
Aside from Fusion? I think
it has to be the way some
networks are using Twitter
to encourage appointment
viewing. In the age of the
DVR, that's no small accomplishment.
TV
show I'd most like to
have a cameo in: " Game
of Thrones! "
John, Paul, George or
Ringo? Does anyone ever
pick George?
I wish Congress would
just... pass immigration
reform.
Frank Underwood or Nick
Brody? Frank Underwood
Twitter or Instagram?
Instagram
My favorite newfound
hobby: I can't wait to have
time for hobbies.
One thing I would do all
the time if I could: Play
with my dog, Chocolate.
The technology that will
most benefit cable over
the next year is: Mobile
streaming
Rodriguez
I watch most programming
on this device: My
85-inch plasma TV
TV show I'd most like to
have a cameo in: I'd go
back in time and be in " The
Twilight Zone. "
Twitter or Instagram?
Twitter, follow me at
@Rodriguez
One thing I would do all
the time if I could: Create!
(and I do. Not by finding
time, but by making time).
Favorite Restaurant:
Fresas in Austin, TX
Favorite vacation spot:
Careyes Mexico
Beach or mountains?
Beach
Desert island album?
Zenyatta Mondatta
Favorite TV show as a
kid: " Fantasy Island "
The last time I had a
good laugh: Any time
I'm with my kids. I have 5
comedians in the house.
Dish I can make and that
would impress a celebrity
chef: I love making my famous
homemade pizza and Ravioli
for friends, collaborators, and
family. I can also make a mean
Puerco Pibil and awesome
breakfast tacos.
My favorite business/
motivational book: Start
With Why
Shapiro
TV show I'd most like to
have a cameo in: " True
Detective "
John, Paul, George or
Ringo? George Martin
Cable exec I'd most like to
see twerking? Roger Ailes
Cable exec I'd least like to
see twerking? Roger Ailes
Frank Underwood or Nick
Brody? Neither. Jed Bartlet
Twitter or Instagram?
Twitter, I am an addict.
One thing I would do all
the time if I could: Can't
answer in print.
The technology that will
most benefit cable over
the next year is: Cable
itself. We need to become
our own disruptors.
Justin Bieber or Miley?
Britney, Bitch.
Who's on deck for the
next celebrity meltdown?
Honey Boo Boo
On tap for the next big
comeback? Henry Winkler
Desert island album?
Tie: White Album and Hotel
California. ■
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