Glenn Britt
Glenn Britt was an executive who spent more than 40 years in the cable television industry, including more than a decade as chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable.
A native of Hackensack, New Jersey, Britt joined Time Inc. in the controller's department in 1972. Two years later he was named vice president and treasurer of Manhattan Cable Television. He was promoted several other times in the years that followed, serving in positions with Time-Life Books Iran Project, HBO and Time Inc's video group.
Glenn Britt was an executive who spent more than 40 years in the cable television industry, including more than a decade as chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable.
A native of Hackensack, New Jersey, Britt joined Time Inc. in the controller's department in 1972. Two years later he was named vice president and treasurer of Manhattan Cable Television. He was promoted several other times in the years that followed, serving in positions with Time-Life Books Iran Project, HBO and Time Inc's video group.
In 1981 he took a senior position with American Television and Communications Corp., a predecessor to Time Warner Cable. Further promotions led to the job of president of TWC in 1999 and CEO in 2001.
A major figure in the cable business, Britt received numerous professional honors, including the NCTA's 2006 Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership, the NAMIC Stanley B. Thomas Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2005 Kaitz Foundation Diversity Champion and the 2004 CTPAA Presidents Award. In 2007, he was elected to the Cable Hall of Fame. Britt died June 11, 2014, in New York City. He was 65.The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more