The 2022 Multichannel News Wonder Women were honored at a gala luncheon March 24 at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom (from l.): class members Karen Bailey, Starz; Wonya Lucas, Crown Media; Joella Wind, Charter; Latasha Gillespie, Amazon Studios; Tonya Cornileus, ESPN; Kim Kelleher, AMC Networks; Roxanne Sherwood, ABC News; Mina Lefevre, Meta; Laura Molen, NBCUniversal; Amy Israel, Showtime Networks; and Dalila Wilson-Scott, Comcast.
Wonder Women honoree Dalila Wilson-Scott, EVP and chief diversity officer, Comcast, with Multichannel News senior content producer, programming R. Thomas Umstead.
(From l.): Wonder Women honoree Tonya Cornileus of ESPN; event host Linsey Davis of ABC News; honoree Roxanne Sherwood of ABC News; and event host Christine Williamson of ESPN.
Honoree Latasha Gillespie, head of Global DEI at Amazon Video, Prime Studios and IMDb TV.
Host Ann-Marie Green (l.), anchor, CBS News Streaming, with honoree Amy Israel, EVP, scripted programming, Showtime Networks.
Host Linsey Davis with honoree Kim Kelleher, president, commercial revenue & partnerships, AMC Networks.
Honoree Wonya Lucas, president and CEO of Crown Family Media Networks, speaks on stage during the Wonder Women luncheon.
Woman of Influence Martha Raddatz of ABC News appeared via video from Poland, where she had traveled to cover the war in nearby Ukraine.
Wonder Women honoree Laura Molen (r.), president, advertising & partnerships, NBCUniversal, with her daughter Francesca.
Liz Spaulding, director of distribution at Starz and VP of luncheon event partner WICT New York, speaks from the Ziegfeld stage.
Mike Demenchuk has served as content manager of Broadcasting+Cable and Multichannel News since 2016. After stints as reporter and editor at Adweek, The Bond Buyer and local papers in New Jersey, he joined the staff of Multichannel News in 1999 as assistant managing editor and has served as the cable trade publication's managing editor since 2005. He edits copy and writes headlines for both the print magazine and website, wrangles the occasional e-newsletter and reviews TV shows from time to time. He's also the guy to bother with your guest blog, Fates & Fortunes and Freeze Frame submissions.
