Awards
Best Documentary, United Press International, 1981
Best Spot News, United Press International, 1982
Best News Story, Radio and Television News Director's Association, 1983
Ellen B. Scripps Fellowship, 1984 and 1985
Outstanding Educational Programming Application, International Teleconferencing Association, 1989
Big Apple Award, New York chapter, Public Relations Society of America, 1989
Silver Anvil Award, Public Relations Society of America, 1989
Inny Award, DBS Digest, 1996
Rotary International President's Citation of Achievement, 2006
The Rotary Foundation District Service Award, 2008
Publications
Books
International DTH/DBS: Market Status & System Assessment, Volume Four, The Americas, copyright 2003, National Association of Broadcasters
International DTH/DBS: Market Status & System Assessment, Volume Three, East Asia and the Pacific, copyright 2003, National Association of Broadcasters
International DTH/DBS: Market Status & System Assessment, Volume Two, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, copyright 2003, National Association of Broadcasters
International DTH/DBS: Market Status & System Assessment, Volume One, Europe, copyright 2002, National Association of Broadcasters
Internet Delivery Via Satellite (coauthor), copyright 1999, Phillips Publishing
Satellite Radio Broadcasting, copyright 1998, Phillips Publishing
U.S. Digital DBS Industry, copyright 1998, Phillips Publishing
Papers
Financial Analysis of FTTH System Proposals: An Operations-Based Approach, 5 October 2005, published by the Fiber to the Home Council.
Editorial Positions
Contributing Editor, The Orbiter, August 2001 to Present
Contributing Editor, Satellite Broadband, January 2002 to August 2002
Editorial Advisory Board, Satellite Broadband, September 2000 to August 2002
Editorial Advisory Board, satcom.isp, April 2000 to July 2000
Editorial Advisory Board, Satellite Communications, July 1999 to August 2000
Columns
SkyReport, guest columnist, “Out of the Box,” July 2003 to Present
Satellite News, bi-monthly column, May 2002 to August 2004
Satellite Broadband, “Streams” monthly column, September 2000 through December 2001
Satellite Communications, “Broadcast Signals,” bi-monthly column, January 2000 through July 2000
Articles
"Blum on Mobile Video," Sky Report, 17 May 2006
"The Tortoise and the Hair," Sky Report, 18 January 2006
"A One-Trick Broadband Pony," Sky Report, 17 August 2005
"Blum 'Takes Off' to the Great White North," Sky Report, 22 June 2005
"Tech Makeovers on the Way," Sky Report, 12 January 2005
"If It's Not Baroque, Don't Fix It," Sky Report, 22 September 2004
"Satellite Radio Revs Up Its Growth Engine," Satellite News, 2 August 2004
"Happy Birthday DirecTV!" Sky Report, 16 June 2004
"XM, Sirius Eye Pristine Radio Market In Canada," Satellite News, 5 April 2004
"Blum on Australia, Austar Turnaround," Sky Report, 31 March 2004
"Blum on Sat Radio," Sky Report, 14 January 2004
"Turning the Corner," Sky Report, 19 November 2003
"Optimism Rises For DTH In Latin America," Satellite News, 6 October 2003
"Can WorldSpace Fill In The European Gap?" Satellite News, 18 August 2003
“Outside the Box: Somber or Samba?” SkyReport, 13 August 2003
“The Impact of the News Corp./DirecTV Merger on Latin America,” The Orbiter, August/September 2003
“Outside the Box: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Company,” SkyReport, 16 July 2003
"Satellite Radio is Playing a Happy Tune," Satellite News, 2 June 2003
"XM, Sirius Focus on '04 Cars," Radio World, 23 April 2003
"U.S. DBS Industry: At a Crossroads?," Satellite News, 3 Feb 2003
"Latin American Economies Hurt DBS," Satellite News, 11 November 2002
"Europe's Global Radio Learns from U.S. Satellite Miscalculations," Satellite News, 30 September 2002
"Global Radio Learns from U.S. Satellite Missteps," Interspace, 11 September 2002
"The Challenges of Global Satellite Radio Services," The Orbiter, August/September 2002
"Which Model Is 'Just Right' For Next-Generation DBS?" Satellite News, 1 July 2002
"Direct to Consumer: The Good, The Bad, The Sexy," Satellite News, 6 May 2002
"The First, Next-Generation Competition to Satellite Broadcasters?" The Orbiter, April/May 2002
"Satellite Internet Success Linked to Hughes/EchoStar Merger," SkyBroadband, 25 January 2002
"EchoStar, Hughes Merger Ripples Felt Worldwide," Satellite Broadband, Streams, December 2001
"Satellite Radio Launch Stumbles out of Stores," Satellite Broadband, Streams, November 2001
"From Miles to Meters," October 2001
“You Can Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd,” The Orbiter, October/November 2001
"Paradox Still Haunts DBS Operators," Satellite Broadband, Streams, September 2001
"The Dish Farm Legacy," Satellite Broadband, Streams, August 2001
"Soothsayers, Naysayers and Satellite Radio," Satellite Broadband, Streams, July 2001
"Dot-com Ax," Satellite Broadband, Streams, June 2001
"Consolidation Wave," Satellite Broadband, Streams, May 2001
"Streaming with a Brain," Satellite Broadband, Streams, April 2001
"Chips of a Different Flavor," Satellite Broadband, Streams, March 2001
“Meddling with Simplex,” Satellite Broadband, February 2001
"Satellite Toys," Satellite Broadband, Streams, February 2001
"Wild Rides to Big Bandwidth," Satellite Broadband, Streams, January 2001
"Terminal Velocity," Satellite Broadband, Streams, December 2000
"Web Bonanza," Satellite Broadband, Streams, November 2000
"Epic Appliances," Satellite Broadband, Streams, October 2000
“Triathlon: Must See TV,” Inside Triathlon, October 2000
"Consumer Friendly Satellite Broadband," Satellite Broadband, Streams, September 2000
“Satellite Radio Companies Prepare for 2001 Market Roll Out,” Satellite Finance, 9 August 2000
"Reflections: Make it Better, Bigger and Cheaper," Satellite Communications, Broadcast Signals, July 2000
“Olympic Streams,” Satcom.isp, July 2000
"Looking for a Flame," Satellite Communications, Broadcast Signals, May 2000
“Satellite News Gathering Goes Digital,” Satellite Communications, April 2000
"Taking a Trip to the Front Line," Satellite Communications, Broadcast Signals, March 2000
"Enhancing Lives or Exploiting Weaknesses?" Satellite Communications, Broadcast Signals, January 2000
“Satellites and the Wireless Local Loop,” Satellite Communications, October 1999
“Hitting the High Notes (And All the Notes In Between): WorldSpace Gets a Test Run,” Satellite Communications, September 1999
“Picking the Ponies in the Broadband Race,” Satellite Communications, November 1998
“Now Hear This,” Satellite Communications, December 1997
“Advanced Satellite Technology, Interactivity and Marketing Communications," Riding the Information Superhighway, Copyright 1994 Clearwater Information Systems, Inc., Eau Clair, WI
“Mobile Satellite Services and Broadcasting: Breaking Through Information Barriers,” Via Satellite, September 1992.
“To Make Money With Satellites, Focus on the Client's Bottom Line,” The Orbiter, January-February 1992.
“Starting a New Chapter: The Minnesota Experience,” The Orbiter, Annual Meeting Issue [September] 1991.
“The Beginning of SNG," Communicator, August 1991.
“SNG Outlook: Consumer Driven Demand Means Healthy Market,” Via Satellite, December 1990.
“Whom Do You Call When News Strikes?” Video Age International, April/May 1990.
“Satellite Newsgathering: Set for International Expansion,” Via Satellite, December 1989.
“Keep in Touch,” Feed/Back, Summer, 1984.
“Bureaucratic Mind Can Be Reporter's Natural Resource,” Earshot, May 28, 1984.
Stephen A. Blum
