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Kevin Stillmock

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Kevin Stillmock is an American cable television entrepreneur. In 1996, at age 19, he became the youngest person ever to found a cable TV specialty channel, the now-defunct Edge TV.[1]

Biography

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Early career

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Stillmock began his career while he was still a student at The Education Channel in Towson, Maryland as an intern, where he served as a production assistant. He was credited as segment producer on a number of occasions.[2]

The Edge TV Years

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In 1996, Kevin Stillmock launched Edge TV utilizing Hughes satellite for uplink coverage and a network of over 100 college cable television channels across the United States for distribution.[1][3]

Later career

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Kevin Stillmock became the Chief Media Strategist for Destiny Channel in 2004 and co-created the Extreme Destiny programming block for that television channel. Destiny Channel no longer broadcasts; much of its programming slate has been merged with a different, larger cable network.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c MediaWeek Big Network On Campus Retrieved 22 September 2010
  2. ^ "Kevin Stillmock Productions". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. ^ a b AsWeek College Net Sees New Youth Niche Retrieved 22 September 2010
  4. ^ Multichannel News New Network's Destiny Leads to College
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