John M. Higgins

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John McLaughlin Higgins (April 17, 1961 – November 21, 2006) was an American reporter and editor specializing in the cable television industry. His writings were often cited by academics, government officials, and other journalists, and a journalism award was named in his honor.

Early life and education

Born in Rochester, New York, Higgins graduated in 1979 from Columbus High School in Miami, Florida.[1] At the University of Notre Dame he became deeply involved with the student newspaper, The Observer. Higgins graduated from Marquette University in 1984 with a degree in marketing.[2]

Career

As a reporter for the

Broadcasting and Cable.[2]

Higgins covered the cable TV industry in the U.S. from 1989 to 2006. These years saw cable TV revenues more than quadruple, direct-broadcast satellite services beginning to compete with cable, a frequently changing regulatory landscape, a boom affecting the entire telecommunications industry, and the collapse of the boom.

Richard Parsons,

Time Warner, assessed Higgins as "an outstanding journalist and one of the smartest and best-informed reporters on our beat."[2]

A former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Richard Wiley, said after Higgins's death: "I thought he was a terrific journalist... He got right to the point. He was a keen analyst, and I will really miss reading his material."[2]

Higgins's writings have frequently been cited in books, and government reports.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Awards and tributes

Broadcasting & Cable published tributes to Higgins after his death.[9] CableFAX reported on a memorial held at MTV headquarters on 12 December 2006.[10] Higgins was posthumously inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2007.[11]

John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting

Five years after his death, in December 2011, the

Discovery Communications and Time Warner Cable.[14] The first John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting was presented to Peter Maass on June 13, 2012.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Memorial, Class of 1979". Christopher Columbus High School. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Robichaux, Mark (2006-11-26). "A Reporter's Story: Celebrating the career and life of John Higgins". Broadcasting & Cable.
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  6. ^ Kaplar, Richard T. and Maines, Patrick D. (1995). The government factor: undermining journalistic ethics in the information age. Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute. p. 81.
  7. ^ Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming, CS Docket No. 98-102 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Federal Communications Commission. 1998. p. 24.
  8. ^ Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, CS Docket No. 00-132 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Federal Communications Commission. 2001. p. 20.
  9. ^ "Remembering John M. Higgins". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  10. ^ Arenstein, Seth. "The Higgins Memorial: A Velvet Elvis for MTV". Cable360. CableFAX. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Staff (23 October 2007). "B&C Honors Hall of Famers". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  12. ^ Loughlin, Wendy S. (December 19, 2011). "Newhouse School establishes John M. Higgins Award as part of annual Mirror Awards competition". SU News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Newhouse School Establishes John M. Higgins Award as Part of Annual Mirror Awards Competition". Editor and Publisher. May 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Mirror Awards 2012". Mirror Awards. S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Mirror Awards 2012". Mirror Awards. S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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