Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania president Daniel R. Tunnell will retire from the post he has held since 2001 effective June 4, the trade group announced. 

Under Tunnell’s watch, the then-Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association became one of the first industry groups to adopt a formal name that included the word “broadband,” ahead of similar name changes at other state trade organizations. Along with BCAP staff and board members, Tunnell apprised public policymakers in the state about emerging developments in digital telecommunications. 

“Dan’s contributions to our industry have been immeasurable, given the dramatic change and  challenges we’ve faced during his tenure,” said Fran Bradley, BCAP chairman and Atlantic Broadband’s director of government affairs. “Back in 2001, Dan was definitely the right choice at  the right time for our association. 

“Over the years, our rapport with Pennsylvania’s legislative and regulatory arenas has been enhanced because of Dan’s longstanding relationships with key policymakers,” Bradley added. “The state’s broadband cable industry owes him an enormous debt of gratitude  for his outstanding service, and wishes him the very best in retirement.” 

Prior to BCAP, Tunnell was president of the Pennsylvania Gas Association and senior VP  of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry. He also served as an administrative assistant to former U.S. Rep. Allen Ertel (D-Pa.) and was an editor of Early American Life magazine. 

The Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, native also served as chairman of the Dauphin County and Tri-County Planning Commissions, has been a local elected officeholder, and chaired the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council,  Capital Area Head Start and the Keystone Service Systems Network. He resides in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. 

Veteran NCTA-The Internet & Television Association executives – senior vice president of association affairs Jadz Janucik and senior vice president of industry affairs Barbara York – will retire from the organization this fall.

"Jadz and Barbara are great leaders who have had immense impact on NCTA and our industry,” said NCTA president and CEO Michael Powell in a statement. “They truly represent the collaborative, entrepreneurial, and innovative spirit of our business, and they've helped mold the vibrant industry we represent today. We’re deeply indebted to them for their passion and commitment, and we wish them well in the days ahead.”

Janucik, who will retire after Oct. 13, has served nearly 41 years with NCTA. She has been recognized with numerous honors throughout the course of her career, including being named as a Multichannel News Wonder Woman, a recipient of the Touchstones of Leadership Inspire Award from the Women in Cable Telecommunications Washington, DC / Baltimore Chapter, and being inducted into the Virginia Cable Hall of Fame and as a Cable Television Pioneer. Janucik has led NCTA teams organizing grassroots activities to support federal initiatives, tracking telecommunications policy at the state level, and collaborating with the many regional and state cable trade associations that support the industry. She also has managed major coalitions supporting industry policy objectives and overseen NCTA State Government Affairs and the association’s Membership Services division.

York will leave the organization after Nov. 3 and is a 36-year NCTA veteran, best known for her leadership of NCTA’s trade shows for 35 consecutive years. She and her team also have managed a wide variety of NCTA events and activities, ranging from board meetings to industry conferences, to the creation and maintenance of the association’s headquarters innovation display area, to the move of NCTA headquarters from DuPont Circle to Capitol Hill over a decade ago. She also is a former Multichannel News Wonder Woman and was inducted into the Cable Center Cable Hall of Fame and as a Cable Television Pioneer. She has served as NCTA chief administrative officer, and as executive director of the National Academy of Cable Programming, responsible for the production of more than a dozen National and Local CableACE Awards programs.

ESPN said today that that Ed Durso, marking 28 years at the sports programmer this week, is retiring at year's end. ESPN president John Skipper said in a note to company staff that he had tried to convince the longtime lieutenant to stay on for longer but those efforts had come up short.

"During his time here, Ed has reported directly to four ESPN Presidents and is one of our company’s longest serving board members," Skipper wrote. "He has been an integral part of helping us secure many of our major rights and distribution deals, launched our first business development unit which gave birth to both The Magazine and ESPN.com, and has represented our company with members of Congress, FCC commissioners, governors and Presidents. Virtually every major business decision ESPN has reached over the last three decades was benefited by Ed's sound judgment, reason and insight. Notably, this was all done with uncommon humility and grace."

Skipper said chief counsel Diane Morse will take Durso's seat on the ESPN Board "and, along with Chris LaPlaca, SVP Corporate Communications, will be a direct report to me. And, effective October 1st, we will transition the reporting relationships of Kevin Martinez, VP Corporate Citizenship, and Mike Heimbach, VP Global Security and Facilities Operations, to Paul Richardson. Paul will work alongside Ed over the next few months helping to ensure that Ed's duties across ESPN and TWDC transition seamlessly."

"We will celebrate Ed’s incredible career in the coming months but for now, we offer our thanks and congratulations for a multitude of jobs very well done for a very long time," Skipper said.

Durso has been executive VP of administration since 1996, with oversight of legal and government affairs on the local, state and national levels; corporate communications; security; corporate citizenship; and ESPN’s worldwide facilities, ESPN notes in his bio.