Title: EVP, Cable TV and Affiliate Relations, Comporium

Years in Cable: 41 years

Education: BA History, Presbyterian College

Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Keep learning and never look back.

 

Beaty has led Comporium to winning numerous awards from Cablefax, most recently the prestigious Operator of the Year just this last July. Described as a “true southern gentleman,” he always maintains his cool even during heated negotiations and is able to navigate the waters as a telco in the video business with few ripples. Communications runs in the family as his father founded the first ever radio station in Rock Hill, S.C.: WRHL.

 

If I had a show on YouTube it would be called… “The Day-to-Day Lives of Bill’s Grandchildren”

I wish Congress would just… update antiquated communication law.

Favorite Cable Show memory: Discussing the soon-to-launch Golf Channel with Arnold Palmer

Favorite vacation spot: Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

My favorite business/motivational book: Good to Great by Jim Collins

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