This week’s festivities in honor of cable’s Diversity Week concluded last night at the 32nd Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner held in New York City. The dinner, hosted by Raven-Symone of ABC’s The View and Sage Steele of NBA Countdown on ESPN, raised $1.6 million, a great way to end a week full of leadership workshops, mentoring roundtables and breakout sessions on expanding cable’s commitment to diversity in the industry. The Diversity Champion award, won by Univision Communications Inc, was presented to Randy Falco, President and CEO.
Pictured on right: Sage Steel of ESPN’s NBA Countdown and Raven-Symone of ABC’s The View
The Walter Kaitz Foundation stands at the center of cable’s diversity efforts year-round, providing funds, programming initiatives and support for increasing the representation of women, multi-ethnic professionals and underrepresented groups throughout the cable industry. The annual dinner is a time to recognize those making a difference in this space, but also an opportunity to stop and reflect on the progress made, the challenges to overcome, and the steps that still need to be taken. We look forward to next year’s 33rd dinner on September 21, 2016, and to continuing these conversations throughout the year.
Pictured: George Bodenheimer, former CEO and President of ESPN; Randy Falco, President & CEO of Univision; Rocco Commisso, CEO of Mediacom
If you attended the dinner last night, we encourage you to share your experience in the comments.