Patricia L. McCaskill

Senior Vice President, Programming

Patty McCaskill joined the Suddenlink team in February 2003. Today, she is responsible for managing Suddenlink’s relationships with media ownership groups, television stations, and cable networks.

Ms. McCaskill has more than 30 years’ experience in cable industry management and operations, with an emphasis in marketing, sales, customer service, programming, strategic planning, and budget development.

Before joining the Suddenlink team, Ms. McCaskill was Vice President, Programming and Pay-Per-View, for Charter Communications.  Prior to Charter, Ms. McCaskill was the founder and president of McCaskill Communications Consultants. From 1987 to 1992, she served as Vice President, Central Region, for the Travel Channel. Earlier in her career, she was advertising product manager for Southwestern Bell Publications, responsible for handling multi-million dollar mass media and direct mail budgets.

A member of the Cable Pioneers Class of 2002, Ms. McCaskill founded and served as a past president of the St. Louis Chapter of Women in Cable & Telecommunications. She also serves on the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) On Demand and Summit Planning Committees and co-chaired the 2003 CTAM Conference. In addition, she serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Cable Television Cooperative; is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Cable Positive, an organization dedicated to AIDS awareness and prevention; and is a past member of the Board of Governors of the St. Louis/Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Ms. McCaskill holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Maryville University, and now serves as a member of the university’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.