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99. THE GREAT
OUTDOORS
Randy Brown
Title: EVP, Affiliate Sales and
Marketing, Outdoor Channel
Years in cable: 28
Education: BBA, Western Michigan
University; MBA, Loyola University
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less:
Under promise and over deliver.
Why Him? Brown continues to
give viewers reasons to enjoy
the outdoor experience from the
comfort of home. On the domestic
front, he's guided the network
to increased authenticated
broadband deals and subscriber
growth. And he is upping both
the network's goodwill and brand
extension, linking with local cable
systems to support conservation
efforts. Overseas, Outdoor Channel
is expanding its boundaries
with international expansion and
HD growth. And now that Outdoor's
hooking up with arch rival
Sportsman Channel, there's no
telling how high Brown can climb.
Favorite fictional character?
Bugs Bunny
The potato chip flavor that
needs to be invented: Peanut
Butter and Chocolate
I'd give up my cell phone for a
week if... I knew that every call,
text and email was handled when I
got it back.
The one thing I'd do differently
if I could go back to high
school: Take Typing 101.
Trick for keeping email inbox
from filling up: Do it. Delegate it.
Delete it. Pick one and do it.
My favorite restaurant: Shaw's
Crabhouse in Chicago
The one thing I tell my kids
about success in life: It's the
intersection between luck and
preparation. Since you can't control
luck, be diligent in your preparation.
My favorite business and/or
motivational book: Getting to Yes
My favorite vacation spot:
Onahu Lodge - Grand Lake, CO
My guilty television pleasure is:
Watching the commercials.
If I invented my own app it
would... Do my holiday shopping
for me.
100. THE OWN-ERS
Erik Logan
Title: Co-President, OWN and Harpo Studios
Number of Years in Cable: 1.5 years
Education: High School Graduate
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Follow your
passion and travel light.
Sheri Salata
Title: Co-President, OWN and Harpo Studios
Number of Years in Cable: 18 months
Education: University of Iowa
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: All will
be well.
Why Them? Logan and Salata are relative cable
newbies, but you'd never know it. They were
named network co-presidents in July 2011, and
things have been looking up for the network
ever since. They continue to strengthen the
alignment and programming mission of OWN
and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo studios, with an eye
to raising the bar both on content opportunities
and ratings. Under their oversight, the network
has developed several original series that
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returned with new seasons including " Oprah's
Lifeclass, " " Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, "
" Oprah's Master Class " and " Our America with
Lisa Ling. " And with the new mega-deal that
makes OWN the exclusive home to Tyler Perry's
new television programming, the best seasons
may be yet to come.
Salata
Favorite fictional character? President
Josiah Bartlet
Bands I would actually go see
live: Spent a stormy Chicago
summer night-at Wrigley Field-
soaked and drenched to the bone
for Bruce. A life highlight!
My favorite business and/or
motivational book: Gore Vidal's
Lincoln
My favorite vacation
spot: The hills,
dales and abundant splendor that is Napa Valley.
This incident from my youth taught me an
important lesson. What was the incident
and the lesson? Forty minutes under a newfangled
gadget called a Sunlamp ruined my
Senior Prom. Lesson: There are no shortcuts.
My guilty television pleasure: My annual " West
Wing " marathon. All seasons. All episodes.
December 2012
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