The Sue Miller Buske Leadership Award
Richard Turner (Former ACM Board Chair) / Carroll Media Center)
Richard Turner currently serves as the Executive Director of the Community Media Center of Carroll County in Westminster, MD. He is responsible for day-‐to-‐day operations of the PEG Access nonprofit providing educational, production, technical and distribution services. Turner also provides consulting and services in his own small business focusing on marketing, communications and information technologies.
Previously Turner served as Regional Sales Director for Tightrope Media Systems. Tightrope is an industry leader in video servers, automation and digital signage solutions. Turner also served as Cable and Broadband Video Engineer and Information Specialist for Montgomery County. He was responsible for providing broadcast and IP engineering services associated with the operation and maintenance of cable television digital HD production, post-‐production and playback facilities for Montgomery County Government.
List of Winners by Year
2024 -
Richard Turner (Former ACM Board Chair) / Carroll Media Center
2023 -
Donna T. Couey
2022 -
Keith Thibault, Fall River Community Media
2021 -
Barbara Chisholm, WACA TV & Jon Funfar, City of Pasco
2020 -
Mary Van Sickle, Dakota Media Access
2019 -
Anthony Riddle, BRIC
2018 -
Shelley Wolfe, PSTV
2017 -
Ross Rowe, Village of Elk Grove
2016 –
Rob Brading, Metro East Media
2015 –
John Hauser, Access Humboldt
2014 –
Antoine Haywood, Philadelphia Community Access Media (PhillyCAM)
2013 – Matt Schuster, TV Santa Barbara
2012 –
Michael Wassenaar
2011 – Keri Stokstad, The Santa Barbara Channels
2010 – Colin Rhinesmith
2009 – Nancy Richard
2008 – Tom Bishop
2007 – Debra Rogers
2006 – Sean McLaughlin
2005 – Brian Wilson
2004 – Harry “Hap” Haasch
2003 – Ron Cooper, Access Sacramento
2002 – Erik Mollberg
2001 – John Donovan
2000 – Alan Bushong
1999 – Deb Vinsel
1998 – Steve Fortriede
1997 – Carl Kucharski
1996 – Hubert Jessup
1995 – Rika Welsh
1994 – Andrew Blau
1993 – Lynn Carillo-Cruse
1992 – Sharon Ingraham
1991 – Gerry Field
1990 – Chuck Sherwood
1989 – Dirk Koning
1988 – Jan Lesher Ireland
1987 – Sue Miller Buske