EDITOR’S NOTE: We continue to spotlight our 2011 CableFAX 100 honorees, who were featured in a special issue of CableFAX: The Magazine published in Dec. 2011. Here is an excerpt from #64. 

Arlene Manos

Title: President, AMC Networks Advertising Sales

Years in Cable: 33

Education: Trinity College

Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Never play another person’s game.

The one topping that should never be put on a hot dog: Ketchup

The biggest innovation in cable over the last year has been: Extended screen viewing

Favorite restaurant: Union Square Cafe

Favorite “going out” town: New York

The one thing I tell my kids about success in life: Be able to get up when you are knocked down.

My best technique for deterring time-wasting office visits from co-workers: I wish I knew.

My favorite vacation spot: Greece

How many companies have you worked for since graduating from college? 7 ?

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