President & CEO Gary Lico, a 30-plus year veteran of the broadcasting industry, founded CABLEready in 1992 to represent existing program libraries and to develop original program ideas for the exploding number of cable networks in the United States. Mr. Lico, prior to launching CABLEready, spent seven years at Columbia Pictures Television, rising to Vice President, Eastern Region. At Columbia, he was instrumental in orchestrating the industry's first major off-network comedy sales to basic cable, My Two Dads (USA Network), and, at a then record price for an animated series to cable, The Real Ghostbusters (USA Network). Mr. Lico also served in executive positions with Katz Communications, TVS Television and SFM Entertainment. In addition to his corporate duties, he was recently elected to serve as a Vice President on the CINE Board of Directors, serves on the RealScreen Summit Advisory Board, and is a past member of the NATPE Board of Directors. He is an adjunct professor in the communications department at Syracuse University Newhouse School and he also is a regular contributor to Central Michigan University's School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. A career-long member and contributor to NATPE, Mr. Lico spearheaded the NATPE Food Project for many years, served as a board member and now, is a trustee of the NATPE Educational Foundation. Mr. Lico received his M.S. in TV/Radio/Film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and his B.A.A. in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts from Central Michigan University. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Annette Bergh, and their two collegiate sons.

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