Sue Buske, President, The Buske Group
Sue has been involved in the cable television field and local cable programming since 1972. She is widely recognized as one of the leading experts in the United States on cable policy and community media and PEG access issues. Sue has received a number of national awards, including the George Stoney Award for Humanistic Communications, and has an award that bears her name, The Buske Leadership Award, which is presented annually by the Alliance for Community Media to persons providing outstanding leadership in the field of local cable programming. As President of The Buske Group, she serves as a principal negotiator during franchise renewal and franchise compliance proceedings, conducts needs assessments, translates the outcome of those needs assessments to specific franchise and ordinance language, and has assisted in the start-up of many public, educational, and government access facilities.