Glenn Jones
In 1961, after graduating from the University of Colorado School of Law, Glenn Jones began his career in cable television by representing cable companies in their acquisition efforts across the country. In 1964, Jones put his law career on hold to run for the U.S. Congress in Colorado’s First Congressional District (Denver). After an unsuccessful run, he decided to renew his focus on the cable television industry.
Six years later, Jones borrowed $400 against his Volkswagen to purchase his first cable system in Georgetown, CO, which was the genesis of his cable operations company, Jones Intercable, Inc.
During its 32 years under Jones’ guidance, Jones Intercable pioneered more than a dozen industry firsts and grew into one of the ten largest cable television operators in the United States.
In 1987, Jones embarked on his first adventure in distance education and founded Mind Extension University (ME/U) cable television network. Until the early 1990s, when it changed its name to Knowledge TV, ME/U delivered college courses via cable TV, offering viewers easy access to distance learning programs.
In 1995, leveraging synergy from his country music radio programming at JRN, Jones created Great American Country, a 24-hour country music video cable TV network that at the time of its sale to the E.W. Scripps Company in 2004, reached approximately 34 million households in the United States.
In the mid-1990s, Jones also created Jones Cyber Solutions, Ltd. (JCS), which provides state-of-the-art customer management software solutions to telecommunications companies around the world. Its premier product, Intelligent Customer Support Systems (ICSS), accommodates numerous products offered in the convergent marketplace, including telephony, mobile services, cable TV, pay TV, and Internet services.
Six years later, Jones borrowed $400 against his Volkswagen to purchase his first cable system in Georgetown, CO, which was the genesis of his cable operations company, Jones Intercable, Inc.
During its 32 years under Jones’ guidance, Jones Intercable pioneered more than a dozen industry firsts and grew into one of the ten largest cable television operators in the United States.
In 1987, Jones embarked on his first adventure in distance education and founded Mind Extension University (ME/U) cable television network. Until the early 1990s, when it changed its name to Knowledge TV, ME/U delivered college courses via cable TV, offering viewers easy access to distance learning programs.
In 1995, leveraging synergy from his country music radio programming at JRN, Jones created Great American Country, a 24-hour country music video cable TV network that at the time of its sale to the E.W. Scripps Company in 2004, reached approximately 34 million households in the United States.
In the mid-1990s, Jones also created Jones Cyber Solutions, Ltd. (JCS), which provides state-of-the-art customer management software solutions to telecommunications companies around the world. Its premier product, Intelligent Customer Support Systems (ICSS), accommodates numerous products offered in the convergent marketplace, including telephony, mobile services, cable TV, pay TV, and Internet services.