Schurz Communications

Gray Television Announces CFO Jim Ryan’s Upcoming Retirement and Appointment of Jeff Gignac to Succeed Him

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Gray and Jim have agreed that he will remain with Gray as a Senior Advisor through his retirement to assist with a seamless transition of his duties.

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  • Gray and Jim have agreed that he will remain with Gray as a Senior Advisor through his retirement to assist with a seamless transition of his duties.
  • To succeed Jim as CFO, Gray announced the hiring of Jeff Gignac, who currently serves as a Managing Director and Head of Media & Telecom Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • Jeff has worked closely with Jim and the Company as one of its lead bankers for the past several years.
  • Jim joined Gray as its CFO in 1998 upon our acquisition of Busse Broadcasting, where Jim had also served as CFO.

National Content & Technology Cooperative ("NCTC") Brings Back the Winter Educational Conference ("WEC")

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) kicks off its 21st annual Winter Educational Conference (WEC), Monday, Feb. 26, at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. For two days, NCTC members, consisting of industry professionals including traditional cable, telcos, broadband-only providers, and municipalities from across the U.S. and Canada, will huddle to learn insights, study the latest trends in the industry and explore the most important topics facing providers today.

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  • The Countdown to NCTC's Winter Educational Conference is on!
  • The conference will include special pre- and post-training sessions with partners Power & Tel, Bold New Solutions, and SCTE.
  • Attendees are encouraged to click here to view the show's full agenda and follow the conversation via #WEC24 on NCTC's social media channels: Facebook , X and LinkedIn .
  • Note for editors: interviews and photos are available upon request.

Schurz Communications Appoints Diego Anderson as Executive Vice President of Broadband

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced that Diego Anderson has been appointed to lead the company’s broadband division, following the retirement of Brian Lynch.

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  • MISHAWAKA, Ind., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced that Diego Anderson has been appointed to lead the company’s broadband division, following the retirement of Brian Lynch.
  • Effective immediately, as Executive Vice President of Broadband, Anderson is responsible for leading the strategy and management of Schurz’s broadband portfolio, which includes six regional companies: Antietam Broadband in Maryland, Burlington Telecom in Vermont, Hiawatha Broadband in Minnesota, Long Lines Broadband in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, NKTelco in Ohio, and Orbitel Communications in Arizona.
  • “We are delighted to welcome Diego to the Schurz team,” said John Reardon, President and CEO, Schurz Communications.
  • Earlier, his roles included Senior Vice President and General Manager of Segra and Vice President of Operations for Lumos Networks.

Schurz Communications Announces the Retirement of Senior Vice President Brian Lynch

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the upcoming retirement of Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President.

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  • MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the upcoming retirement of Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President.
  • After serving fourteen years with Schurz, and the last seven as SVP of Broadband, Lynch will retire December 31, 2023.
  • “Brian has earned the respect of his peers, his team members, and the entire industry over the course of his three decades in cable and broadband,” said John Reardon, President and CEO, Schurz Communications.
  • Earlier, he was Vice President of Cable Operations for Schurz and also served as President of Antietam, where he started nearly 25 years ago.

Schurz Communications Appoints Tony Heaton as President and General Manager of Antietam Broadband

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Friday, July 21, 2023
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MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the appointment of Tony Heaton as President and General Manager of Antietam Broadband in Hagerstown, Maryland.

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  • MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (“Schurz”) today announced the appointment of Tony Heaton as President and General Manager of Antietam Broadband in Hagerstown, Maryland.
  • Heaton is a skilled executive leader that has been with Antietam Broadband since 1989.
  • He assumes the role from Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President of Broadband, Schurz Communications who also led Antietam Broadband as part of his work with the Schurz Broadband portfolio.
  • “Tony is an oustanding leader who is deeply involved in the community and dedicated to providing the best possible service to our Antietam customers,” said Brian Lynch, Senior Vice President of Broadband, Schurz Communications.

OTAVA Appoints TJ Houske to CEO

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OTAVA®,  global leader in managed cloud solutions, business resiliency, and security services, today announced the appointment of TJ Houske to CEO.

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  • ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OTAVA®, global leader in managed cloud solutions, business resiliency, and security services, today announced the appointment of TJ Houske to CEO.
  • Houske has been with OTAVA since 2020, most recently serving as the company's Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering.
  • Under his leadership, OTAVA will hone its focus on customer centricity, and raise the bar to provide exceptional value in the cloud solutions industry.
  • "OTAVA combines world-class technology backed by expert support like no other in the industry," said Houske.

Schurz Communications Extends Partnership with Netcracker for Digital BSS

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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Netcracker Technology announced today that Schurz Communications, a U.S.-based broadband media group and cloud managed services provider, will upgrade to Netcracker Digital BSS to enhance customer service quality and deliver efficiencies to its contact center operations.

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  • Netcracker Technology announced today that Schurz Communications, a U.S.-based broadband media group and cloud managed services provider, will upgrade to Netcracker Digital BSS to enhance customer service quality and deliver efficiencies to its contact center operations.
  • Schurz, which consists of a number of properties, including Antietam Broadband in Maryland, Burlington Telecom in Vermont, Hiawatha Broadband in Minnesota, Long Lines Broadband in Iowa and Orbitel Communications in Arizona, will benefit from the Agent Desktop feature of Netcracker Customer Management , part of Netcracker Digital BSS.
  • Schurz is also leveraging professional services from Netcracker, including hosted managed services, solution implementation and support.
  • “As we extend our broadband footprint across the U.S., we continue to focus on our customers first and foremost,” said Brian Lynch, SVP at Schurz Communications.

Schurz Communications Announces John Reardon as its Next President and CEO

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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MISHAWAKA, Ind., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected John Reardon as the Company's next President and CEO, effective February 1, 2023.

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  • MISHAWAKA, Ind., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected John Reardon as the Company's next President and CEO, effective February 1, 2023.
  • He has served as CEO and other senior roles for multiple firms in the telecommunications and technology-related industries for more than 20 years.
  • Prior to joining Schurz Communications, John was Of Counsel to Kutak Rock LLP in the firm's Corporate and Government Services Department, where he worked with several prominent broadband companies.
  • Schurz Communications recent investments include regional broadband companies and cloud managed services providers, and the companys portfolio also includes a variety of minority investments.

Calix Intelligent Access EDGE Executes the Industry’s First Live Access Network Upgrade With Zero Subscriber Downtime

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Today at ConneXions 2022, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) and Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) announced that Antietam Broadband (Antietam) performed the industrys first-ever live network upgrade with their Calix Intelligent Access EDGE platform, resulting in zero downtime and no subscriber interruption.

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  • Today at ConneXions 2022, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) and Schurz Communications, Inc. (Schurz) announced that Antietam Broadband (Antietam) performed the industrys first-ever live network upgrade with their Calix Intelligent Access EDGE platform, resulting in zero downtime and no subscriber interruption.
  • Calix delivers the innovative platforms like Intelligent Access EDGE that enable our own service providers to stand apart.
  • The Intelligent Access EDGE delivers the simplicity, reliability, and automation that every network operations team needs to continue improving the subscriber experience.
  • This groundbreaking live network upgrade is the ultimate proof point for the power of the Calix Always On network and Intelligent Access EDGE platform.

Schurz Communications to Launch Innovative New Services with Alianza's Cloud Communications Platform

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Alianza Inc. announced that Schurz Communications, a leading broadband media group and cloud services provider, has selected Alianza's cloud communications platform to provide its Antietam Broadband and Orbitel customers with new innovative, in-demand, high margin unified communication (UC) services and expand its addressable market. With Alianza's Business Cloud Communications (BCC) and Business Text Messaging (BTM) solutions, Schurz will be able to not only pursue new customers, it will be able to unlock and generate new revenue from its existing broadband services customer base — all while simplifying its back-end operations.

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  • PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today Alianza Inc. announced that Schurz Communications , a leading broadband media group and cloud services provider, has selected Alianza's cloud communications platform to provide its Antietam Broadband and Orbitel customers with new innovative, in-demand, high margin unified communication (UC) services and expand its addressable market.
  • "On top of Alianza's scalable, reliable, easy-to-manage and deploy cloud communications platform which will allow us to help our customers as they embark on their digital and cloud communications transformations Alianza was clearly committed to enabling our success.
  • "This agreement with Schurz Communications is a great example of how Alianza's flexible cloud communications platform enables service providers to quickly and easily launch new high-margin, high-value unified communication services," said Camille Issa, Vice President of Sales for Alianza.
  • "Schurz is committed to bringing its customers the latest communications services available today, backed by world-class customer service and support.