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After education and experience in radio and TV production and satellite communications, this ambitious, canny American cable executive, education and experience in radio and TV production and took charge of the small Madison Square Garden Sports Network. Instrumental in broadening the programming of the network (later rechristened USA Network), Kay Koplovitz has emerged as one of the most powerful women in cable TV. The USA Network has become the third largest cable service in terms of both revenues and subscribers, and Koplovitz (who signed a contract in the early 1990s which pays her well over $500,000 a year) has continued to bring to the "murder and mayhem" channel the strengths of ABC, CBS and NBC while exploring further ways to enhance its appeal....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

TV Credits
Healing the Hate ( 1996 / Released ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

After education and experience in radio and TV production and satellite communications, this ambitious, canny American cable executive, education and experience in radio and TV production and took charge of the small Madison Square Garden Sports Network. Instrumental in broadening the programming of the network (later rechristened USA Network), Kay Koplovitz has emerged as one of the most powerful women in cable TV. The USA Network has become the third largest cable service in terms of both revenues and subscribers, and Koplovitz (who signed a contract in the early 1990s which pays her well over $500,000 a year) has continued to bring to the "murder and mayhem" channel the strengths of ABC, CBS and NBC while exploring further ways to enhance its appeal.

Profession(s):
executive, producer
Sometimes Credited As:
Kay Smith
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Family
husband:William C Koplovitz Jr (married on April 17, 1971)

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Education
University of Wisconsin BS communications 1967
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan MA communications 1968
Awards (Back to top)
CableACE Governors' Award 1995
Women in Film Crystal Award 1993

Milestones (Back to top)
2000 Named CEO of WorkingWomanNetwork Inc, a web-based portaal for businesswomen
2000 Launched Broadway Television Network, a pay-per-view channel airing taped productions of Broadway shows (shot in HDTV format)
1998 Appointed by President Bill Clinton to four-year term as chair of the National Woman's Business Council
1998 Formed Koplovitz & Co., a consulting firm
1977 Helped introduce the Madison Square Garden Sports Network, later the USA Network
1968 - 1972 Employed as an editor by Communications Satellite Corp. (Comsat)
1967 Worked as a radio and TV producer for station WTMG-TV in Milwaukee, WI
Suffered from severe lung illness during adolescence; bedridden for months
Acted as director of community services for UA Columbia Cablevision in Oakland, NJ
Served as vice president and executive director of UA Columbia Satellite Services, Inc.
Served as president and chief executive officer of the USA Network, a joint venture of Paramount Communications and MCA, Inc.

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