Broadcasting & Cable

Points of pride in @IamDebraLee's 32 year career at @BET include Being Mary Jane, Black Girls Rock! and @BETherTV. #MeToo and #TimesUp show how far we all have to go but she's hopeful of the industry's continued progress. #mcnww2019

Last honoree of the day is @IamDebraLee, the 2019 Woman of Influence, former longtime CEO at @BETNETWORKS. #mcnww2019 She thanks our @rtumstead30 for his steadfast accurate reporting and championing of diversity in the TV industry.

No. 9 is give back, sooner rather than later. And no. 10 is always remember pressure is a privilege. #mcnww2019

No. 2 is manage your own career. No. 3 is stop saying you're sorry. No. 4 is celebrate your losses. No. 5 is laugh at yourself. No. 6 is surround yourself with good people. No. 7 is never stop learning. No. 8 is always remember your audience. ...

Cox SVP of public affairs Leigh Woisard: “PR people are not usually the ones up on the award stage. We are the ones working behind the scenes to get all of you up on this stage.” Encourages execs to thank a communications person on their team today. #mcnww2019

Michelle Wilson, co-president of @WWE, offers 10 lessons for a Wonder Woman: Number 1 is "look for mentors everywhere," even people just starting out, because "you can literally learn from anyone" #mcnww2019

Christine Whitaker of Comcast, who runs the company's Keystone Region, starts by saluting her dad, a D.C. police officer, and her mom, who stayed home and raised the kids. #mcnww2019

Next Wonder Woman: NBCU 22-year veteran marketer Melissa Tolchin. Intro video plays off Real Housewives. Gives a shout out to her class of Betsy Magness @wicthq leaders (#25). #mcnww2019

More: “Women — strong, smart and decisive – run the sales divisions of all of the big entertainment companies. We have made the workplace better.” #MCNWW2019

Disney EVP Laura Nathanson: “My actual desire for a career was shaped by my mother’s lack of choice. My mom was a product of the generation that pretty much had to stop working when she had kids.” #MCNWW2019 @MCNWonderWomen

ESPN's Alison Overholt loved Wonder Woman so much as a kid that age 4 she jumped off a couch and banged her head against a radiator. Still has the scar "somewhere under" her hair. #MCNWW2019

Margaret Lazo of Univision, chief HR officer: “No one should be held back because they’re female, or an immigrant, or gay, or for other factors that can be wielded as pretext to oppress and suppress.” #MCNWW2019

Francesca Orsi of HBO could not attend but sent a warm video honoring her Italian family heritage. #MCNWW2019

CBS's chief revenue officer Jo Ann Ross: “Let me say that this is a room full of wonder women! I am proud to be part of this inspiring group.” #MCNWW2019 @biannagolodryga

Madhu Goel Southworth of AMC Networks cites her grandmother in India, who raised two daughters who became doctors. “It is not lost on me that I am the first South Asian woman to receive this award. And as much as it humbles me, it also motivates me.” #MCNWW2019