As we prepare to induct a select group of industry pioneers into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame on September 30, 2025, take a closer look at the remarkable careers behind this year’s honorees.
New profiles releases each week.

JIMMY PITARO
ESPN chairman, Pitaro — a self-proclaimed sports aficionado and lifelong New York Yankees fan — has secured ESPN’s position as the preeminent distributor of sports content in a very crowded marketplace.
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ROB WEISBORD
Sinclair Chief Operation Officer and President, Local Media, joined Sinclair in 1997, running its Las Vegas stations. Taking a risk on the future, Weisbord moved to Sinclair’s digital unit.
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KRISTIN DOLAN
Kristin Dolan always loved to read — and that’s how she ended up as CEO of AMC Networks. An English major in college, Dolan wanted to go into publishing.
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JON STEINLAUF
Despite two decades running sales at Scripps Networks Interactive, Discovery and Warner Bros. Discovery, Jon Steinlauf is not your stereotypical salesperson.
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MICHAEL GELMAN
Veteran daytime talk show Live! has been called many things, but never Live! with Gelman. But perhaps it should have been, since executive producer and B+C Hall of Fame inductee Michael Gelman has been with the show since its inception.
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ARTHUR SMITH
Canadian-born producer Arthur Smith has put his fingerprints on more than 200 reality and documentary shows, including successful and long-running series such as American Ninja Warrior, Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen.
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DAVID KLINE
David Kline played a pivotal role in shaping data-driven advertising into what it is today — but it was a door-to-door salesman who changed the course of his life, steering him from a career in landscaping to one in television and media.
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