Frederic M. Dressler, 1963 (Basketball)
A 1963 graduate of Syracuse University, Frederic M. Dressler was a manager for the SU men’s freshmen basketball team from1959-61 and the varsity men’s basketball team from 1961-63. A Dean’s List student, Dressler was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Rho, a National Radio-Television honorary fraternity and was a volunteer staff member for SU’s student radio station WAER. In addition he was in the Tau Delta Phi fraternity.
After graduation he was a cable industry pioneer, acquiring franchise rights and building dozens of cable systems throughout the United States and New Zealand. He was the founder, president and CEO of Mile Hi Cablevision in Denver and the founding director of various cable networks including In Demand, E! Entertainment and Sunshine Regional Sports Network. Dressler served as a board member and convention planning committee member for the Cable Television Administration and Marketing (CTAM) Society and as chairman of the Colorado Cable TV Association. He was a radio and television broadcaster for UPI Audio, KBTR Radio, KBTV-TV and KMGH-TV. Dressler was the founding director and chairman of the National Broadcast Editorial Association during his tenure as a broadcaster.
Currently Dressler is the executive vice president at Time Warner Cable, the nation’s second largest cable systems operator. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for In Demand, and is a founding member of the Board of Governor’s Women’s United Soccer Association, the only international women’s pro soccer league. Dressler has received several awards and honors for his work, including the Sigma Delta Chi National Journalism Fraternity Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism and being named in the Who’s Who for Cable Communications, Emerging Leaders and Global Registry. He serves as a board member for the Rotary Club, Crime Stoppers, Easter Seals Society and National Center for Child Abuse, as well as involvement with several fund raising campaigns. Dressler is a Varsity Club lifetime member and remains active with his alma mater by serving on the Newhouse School of Public Communications Dean’s Advisory Board, the Newhouse School New York City program, the Lubin House program and the Society of Fellows.
