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Charlie Thurston President, Comcast Spotlight Comcast Cable |
Charles W. Thurston serves as President of Advertising Sales for Comcast Cable, the country's leading cable and broadband communications provider.
In this position, he is responsible for directing Comcast's local, regional and national advertising sales operations, including the company's Comcast MarketLink consolidated interconnects.
Prior to joining Comcast, Thurston served as President and CEO of Adlink, the digital cable interconnect serving the Los Angeles market. Under his leadership, Adlink experienced substantial revenue growth and was recognized as one of the city's fastest-growing companies.
A graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., Thurston has been recognized with several industry awards, including the Cable Television Advertising Bureau (CAB) President's Award and the CAB Carl Weinstein Award.