Kaitz Articles

CableFax Most Powerful Women The theme of this year’s CableFax Most Powerful Women  could well have been ‘Nevertheless She Persisted,’ which Editorial Director Amy McLean invoked in referring to this year’s honorees. Hundreds turned out for the virtual celebration which included a photo montage of the honorees outside the office and a trivia game about the […]

Belonging is increasingly being added to the workplace lexicon alongside diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) defined belonging as the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group or place. Social Scientist, Roy Baumeister and Duke University Professor […]

NALIP Hosts Virtual Latino Media Fest The Latino Media Fest hosted by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) was held October 14 – 16. The Fest presents the best of U.S. Latinx content across various mediums including film, streaming, digital, documentary, and tech narratives using virtual and augmented reality. The virtual event featured […]

Each year during Diversity Week, an allied group of organizations gather to showcase their organization’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and chart the course for advancing the cable industry’s diversity practices.  This year due to the challenges arising from the pandemic, the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Leadership Conference and National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Annual Conference were held […]

Each year during the fall, key players across the cable industry gather for meetings and critical exchanges that champion diversity and inclusion efforts. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented an in-person gathering in NYC, but it could never prevent the continuance of this gathering which will take place virtually. In fact, WICT and NAMIC have both planned […]

Reassembling history is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.  The remembrances are hazy at best and details vary depending with whom you speak.  Such is the origin story of the telecommunication industry’s Diversity Week.  Many people own a piece of the story, but what is clear is that the industry staked a claim to promoting […]

Monthly wrap-up highlighting news and stories in the media & entertainment industry focusing on strategic partners, donors and Walter Kaitz Foundation grantee organizations. Michael Powell featured on Emma L. Bowen Foundation’s Podcast “Emboldened” “Emboldened,” the recently launched podcast produced by Emma L. Bowen Foundation Alumni, hosted Michael Powell CEO of the Internet and Television Association […]

For 40 years, The Walter Kaitz Foundation has put advocacy into action for women and people of color in the ever-evolving cable and media industries. It’s our bedrock, the core of what we do. Twenty-twenty has been both all-consuming and pivotal. A global pandemic has never simultaneously intersected with international outrage about systemic racism. As […]

In September 2019, many of you joined me and nearly 900 of our colleagues for the 36th Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner in New York City. Under the unifying theme We Are All In, we celebrated the work of City Year and Comcast NBCUniversal for their ardent commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. By the […]

Most Powerful Women CableFax will host its most Powerful Women Luncheon on Thursday, December 5, at 583 Park Avenue from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (ET).  The Luncheon celebrates 50 of the media and entertainment industry’s most successful leaders. 4th Annual Innovation & Inclusion Awards The Digital Diversity Network (DDN) will host their 4th Annual Innovation […]