Rick Michaels

Bio

Rick Michaels' involvement in the cable industry dates back to 1968 when he became one of the original employees, and later, Vice President of TM Communications, the cable subsidiary of the Times Mirror Company. Rick then became Vice President of Cable Funding Corporation, a firm specializing in cable television financing and investments. Currently, Rick serves on the Advisory Board of the Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania; Advisory Board of the Center for Entrepreneurship, University of South Florida; and the North American Advisory Board of the London School of Economics. Rick is a former Vice Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy. In addition, Rick studied at the London School of Economics and later received his master's degree from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. At the University of Pennsylvania, he received an American Broadcasting Corporation Fellowship. While in England, he was Assistant Manager and an on-air personality for Radio City, an offshore radio station. He also holds an honorary master's degree from St. Leo University.