Albuquerque-Santa Fe DMA

Targeted solutions for The Land of Enchantment

Market Management Bios

Kurt Kennedy
Vice President & General Manager

Kurt is the Vice President and General Manager for Comcast Spotlight in New Mexico & Colorado – the advertising sales and client marketing arm of Comcast. In this role, Kurt has oversight and responsibility for all aspects of the advertising sales division in both states and its 150 employees including sales, marketing and research, as well as video production.

Kurt has 20 years of experience in the advertising industry and in his 19 years in cable, he has worked in a variety of leadership positions. He has worked with literally thousands of clients and businesses at all different levels to help them develop successful advertising and marketing plans.   His responsibilities have grown from managing one small market in the four corners area to having leadership responsibilities for multiple markets and departments in a multi-tiered media business today.

Kurt’s commitment to the community and the communications industry is evident in his involvement with the Denver Advertising Federation, serving on the Board of Directors for 3 years and being named President of the organization in 2005. Kurt presently sits on the Board of Directors for LiveWell Colorado, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing obesity in the State of Colorado. Under his leadership, the Comcast Spotlight group has consistently supported the community through a variety of charitable organizations. Kurt has been the recipient of numerous awards in the cable industry. Kurt was the recipient of the Guiding Star Award for Sales Management Excellence from AT&T Media Services. This was the highest award a Sales Manager could receive. In 2008, Kurt was a finalist for the Herndon Award – given to the top leader in the company on an annual basis.

A native New Mexican from Albuquerque, and a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a degree in Communications - Kurt and Megan, his wife of 19 years, live in the Denver area and have three children ranging in age from 11 years old to 3 years old.

E-mail Kurt at:
kurt_kennedy@cable.comcast.com

Jon Drury
General Sales Manager & Market Lead

 

Contact Jon at:
(505) 271-3838
jon_drury@cable.comcast.com

Beverlie Frazier
National Sales Manager

 
Contact Beverlie at:
(505) 271-3817
beverlie_frazier@cable.comcast.com

Joe Biondi
Local Sales Manager - Albuquerque Metro

Joe Biondi is a 30 year veteran of Radio and Cable TV, and is excited to be the Local Sales Manager for Comcast Spotlight, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Starting on the air at the Texas Tech campus radio station KTXT-FM in 1980, Joe stayed on the air in the radio business through 1993 working in various markets in Texas and New Mexico.  Along the way, Joe was honored with numerous National, Regional, and Local Addy Awards for copywriting and voice performance. 

In 1993, Joe went into advertising sales for Citadel Radio for KKOB-AM in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Earning his first Local Sales Manager's job in 1996 in Reno, Nevada for Citadel's KKOH-AM, Joe helped engineer two years of high performance before returning to Albuquerque and Citadel's KKOB-FM.  Joe served as a Local, Regional, and National sales manager in Albuquerque before his segue to Cable TV for Comcast in December 2003.

Joe became a Local Sales Manager at Comcast in 2005, and remained there until 2007.  Joe was honored as a President's Club member in 2006, then briefly left Comcast to take on an entrepreneurial venture with a training company.  Returning in March of 2008 as an Account Executive, Joe returned to his passion of playing an integral role in the success of his client's businesses, while maintaining his focus on professional execution of the Comcast product suite.  Joe was again honored to be appointed to the President's Club in 2009. 

With his recent appointment to Local Sales Manager for Comcast Spotlight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he is honored to take on a new role in this incredible team of managers and account executives.  He looks forward to finding ways of taking our customer's challenges, Comcast's products, and solving marketing and advertising conundrums to drive their product sales and profits. 

Joe is married for 23 years to Carol Piccione, and the father of two exceptional daughters.  He continues to perform with his band in and around Albuquerque, emcees and auctions at various fundraising events, and can be found banging on his electronic drums when football season ends.


Contact Joe at:
(505) 271-3827
joe_biondi@cable.comcast.com

Heath Corley
Local Sales Manager - Northern New Mexico & Southwest Colorado

Heath is the Local Sales Manager for Comcast Spotlight for Southwest Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Heath has 14 years of experience in the advertising industry that includes 8 years in the agency world before joining Comcast Spotlight in 2005 as an Account Executive.

For the next three and a half years, Heath focused on becoming a results oriented marketing specialist while developing long lasting partnerships that last into today. Success in this venue presented him the honor of being a member of the Comcast Spotlight President's Club in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2009, he was promoted to a Sales Supervisor role. This entailed wearing two hats as an Account Executive in Southwest Colorado while managing 2 Account Executives in Northern New Mexico. Success in this role eventually led to his current role in the LSM position.

Heath earned a B.S. in Communications from the University of Georgia in 1996. Heath and his wife, Jessica live in Durango, Colorado with their daughter, Tatum and Alaskan Malamute, Diesel. Heath’s personal passions are skiing, whitewater paddling and mountain biking.

Contact Heath at:
(970) 259-4406
heath_corley@cable.comcast.com

 

Laura Huybers-Pierce
Local Sales Manager - Southern New Mexico

Laura is the Local Sales Manager for Southern New Mexico. She has 18 years of experience in the advertising industry, 11 of those years in cable television.  As a native of Southern New Mexico, Laura knows the fast growing Las Cruces and El Paso areas better than most. 

Laura is a graduate of New Mexico State University, and is passionate about the industry. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Advertising Federation of Las Cruces, and is the 2007 recipient of the American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement in Advertising.
Laura has a valuable local perspective plus the knowledge of what it takes to succeed during this exciting period in the history of the market.

Contact Laura at:
(575) 526-0782
laura_huybers@cable.comcast.com

Eric Jasper
Marketing Manager

Eric manages marketing and promotional efforts for Comcast Spotlight for New Mexico and Southwest Colorado.  His diversified background in media includes nearly twenty years of experience with companies such as Comcast, Tribune Broadcasting, Time Warner and Paxson Communications. He’s worked in nearly every aspect of the industry, including: media sales, marketing, research, promotions, internet, mobile & text marketing, traffic, broadcast operations and video production.  

A native Texan, Eric has also lived and worked in numerous media markets including Albuquerque/Santa Fe, El Paso/Las Cruces, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Grand Rapids, Memphis, Roanoke/Lynchburg, and Beaumont, Texas (his hometown).

Eric has a master's degree in Marketing Management from Boston University, and a bachelor's in Telecommunications & Business from Liberty University in Virginia. 

Contact Eric at:
(505) 271-3826
eric_jasper@cable.comcast.com

 

Danielle Jojola
Research Manager

A life-long New Mexican, Danielle has worked in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe DMA for well over fifteen years.  Her research experience in both broadcast and cable television makes her the resident expert on just about everything in the market.  A graduate of ITT Technical Institute with a degree in Criminal Justice, Danielle uses her investigative skills to uncover the facts needed for Comcast Spotlight clients to make efficient and effective media buying decisions.

Contact Danielle at:
(505) 271-3820
danielle_jojola@cable.comcast.com

Tracie Martin-Butler
Advanced Media Lead

Tracie likes to say that there is nothing "advanced" anymore about so-called advanced media.  She can often be heard explaining that "in the year 2012, it's all just media!"   A graduate of UCLA, Tracie brings her major market experience from The Los Angeles Times to Comcast Spotlight's local clients in New Mexico.  Successfully integrating television and internet advertising is what she does best!

Contact Tracie at:
(505) 271-3841
tracie_martin-butler@cable.comcast.com