16. Rich Jennings
Regional VP, Mile High Region, Comcast Cable

Years in Cable: 18

Education: U of Notre Dame

Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Trust but verify.

Jennings moved from the Freedom Region to Mile High this past year. He now oversees all operations for Colorado and New Mexico, which puts more than 1 million customers and 3,500 employees under his watch. If Jennings could create an app to make his life easier, he’d have it “translate cable acronyms.” Good idea! We’ll take one of those.

The biggest innovation in cable over the last year has been…media streaming

My favorite “going out” town: Chicago? ?

My favorite sports team: Notre Dame football ? ?

My favorite vacation spot: Jamaica? 

My guilty television pleasure is: “Modern Family”?

When I look at my cable set-top box, I can’t help but think that…We should never take the clock away…? ?

If I invented my own app it would… Translate cable acronyms?


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