Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> December 13, 2004

OUTLOOK FOR CABLE, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT: ROBERT ROUTH – JEFFRIES & CO

ROBERT ROUTH joined Jefferies & Company in July 2004, specializing in the cable/media and entertainment industries. Focusing on small, mid- and large cap equities, Mr. Routh places a strong emphasis on strategic research in addition to fundamental research. Prior to joining Jefferies, Mr. Routh was at Natexis Bleichroeder, where he and his team (David J. Brenner, Meredith Fisher, and Marie Johnson) received Institutional Investor Honorable Mentions in both the cable and entertainment sectors in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003. Before that, he was a media analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch, and qualified as a tax CPA with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Routh attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Taxation. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of your coverage of media stocks

at Jefferies & Company?

Mr. Routh: My group and I cover the cable, media and entertainment

industries, which