WASHINGTON, D.C. – Special appearances by television stars, professional athletes and cable newscasters and talk show hosts will be featured on the exhibition floor at The Cable Show 2011, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s (NCTA) 60th Annual Convention and International Exposition. The Cable Show takes place June 14-16, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Additional appearances will be announced at the show. Confirmed celebrity appearances include the following:
Tuesday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. (central)
12:30 – 2:00pm
NBCU (Sprout) BARNEY
Booth 201 Sprout
1:00 – 4:00pm
HDNet LANA TAILOR
Booth 2021 co-host of HDNet’s Get Out!
2:00 – 2:30pm
FOX LOU DOBBS
Booth 631 FOX Business Network
2:00 – 3:00pm
Starz Entertainment KELSEY GRAMMER and CONNIE NIELSEN
Booth 1919 Stars of Boss
2:00 – 3:00pm
FOX COBI JONES, American Soccer Icon
Booth 631 FOX Soccer
2:00 – 4:00pm
NBCU MARIA BARTIROMO
Booth 201 CNBC
(Broadcast Stage)
2:00 – 5:00pm
HRTV CHANTAL SUTHERLAND
Booth 515 Acclaimed thoroughbred jockey and career horsewoman
3:00 – 3:45pm
NBCU PATRICK SHARP of the Chicago Blackhawks
Booth 201 Comcast SportsNet
3:00 – 5:00pm
Starz Entertainment EVE MYLES, ALEXA HAVINS and ARLENE TUR
Booth 1919 Stars of Torchwood: Miracle Day
3:30 – 4:00pm
FOX BRET BAIER
Booth 631 FOX News Channel
4:00 – 4:30pm
NBCU NICK FALDO, sportscaster and golf legend
Booth 201 Golf Channel
Wednesday, June 15
11:00am – 1:00pm
Turner Broadcasting THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW Characters
Booth 1431 Cartoon Network
11:15 – 11:45am
NBCU
Booth 201 JASON HAWES and GRANT WILSON
(Stage 1) Syfy: Ghost Hunters
(Stage 2) CM PUNK, WWE Wrestler
USA
11:30am – 12:00pm
FOX LIZ CLAMAN
Booth 631 FOX Business Network
11:30am – 12:30pm
FOX PRINCE FIELDER and RICKIE WEEKS of the Milwaukee Brewers
Booth 631 FSN
11:30am – 12:30pm
Disney and ESPN RICK BARNES
Networks Group University of Texas Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Booth 1231
1:00 – 3:00pm
Starz Entertainment DIARMAID MURTAGH and PETER MOONEY
Booth 1919 Stars of Camelot
1:00 – 3:00pm
HDNet ROGER LODGE, host of Celebridate
Booth 2121 and “Octomom” NADYA SULEMAN
1:30 – 2:25pm
NBCU
Booth 201 KENDRA WILKINSON
(Stage 1) E!
2:00 – 3:00pm
FOX GUS JOHNSON, Sportscaster
Booth 631 FOX Sports, FX, BTN
2:00 – 3:00pm
Disney and ESPN RICKY WILLIAMS
Networks Group Miami Dolphins, 1998 Heisman Trophy Winner
Booth 1231
2:00 – 4:00pm
NBCU TAMRON HALL
Booth 201 MSNBC
(Broadcast Stage)
2:15 – 3:00pm
NBCU SONJA MORGAN and RAMONA SINGER
Booth 201 BRAVO: The Real Housewives of New York City
(Stage 1)
2:30 – 3:00pm
FOX STEVE DOOCY
Booth 631 FOX News Channel
3:00 –3:40pm
NBCU BILL and GIULIANA RANCIC
Booth 201 Style: Guiliana & Bill
(Stage 2)
3:00 – 4:00pm
IFC FRED ARMISEN and CARRIE BROWNSTEIN
Booth 931 stars of the comedy series Portlandia
3:30 – 4:15pm
NBCU PARIS HILTON
Booth 201 Oxygen
(Stage 1)
4:00 – 4:30pm
NBCU BODE MILLER
Booth 201 Universal Sports, Olympic gold medal skiing legend
(Stage 2)
4:00 – 5:00pm
FOX Sports FRANK CALIENDO
Booth 631 NFL on FOX
4:30 – 5:00pm
NBCU JOE SCARBOROUGH and MIKA BRZEZINSKI
Booth 201 MSNBC
(Stage 1)
Thursday, June 16
10:30am – 12:00pm
HDNet ROB SHUTER, gossip columnist and host HDNet’s Naughty but Nice
Booth 2121
1:30 – 3:00
Catholic TV PATRICK McCASKEY, Chicago Bears, Sr. Director of Special Projects
Booth 541 Author of Sports and Faith: Stories of the Devoted and the Devout
Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show 2011 is available at www.thecableshow.com.
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