WOW! CEO Elder Returns to Work Following COVID-19 Battle

By Daniel Frankel
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Cable operator’s top executive was hospitalized last month

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Teresa Elder, CEO of WideOpenWest (WOW!), has returned to work after a battle with COVID-19, the cable operator said in an SEC 8-K filing made today. 

WOW! announced just over three weeks ago that Elder had been admitted to a Denver-area hospital for treatment. 

Also read: WOW! CEO Elder Hospitalized with COVID-19

Bill Case, chief information officer for the company, stepped in as acting CEO.  Additionally, cable industry veteran and WOW! board chairman, Jeff Marcus, temporarily took on a formal leadership role as executive chairman.

Englewood, Colorado-based WOW! has postponed most of its employees to work-from-home status since March 16. 

WOW! serves 19 markets, primarily in the Midwest and South, with broadband, cable, phone, business data and cloud services. 

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!