Tracy Jenkins Winchester/Colours TV.

• Author: Caley, Nora
• Position: TRENDSETTERS

Tracy Jenkins Winchester says there is room for inspirational programs on television. There is also room for more multiculturalism, and as president and CEO of the cable network CoLours TV, she is putting more of both on the air.

CoLours TV is available to 14 million households through Dish Network and other carriers. The network offers talk shows, cooking shows, entertainment, and documentary-type programming, all focusing on connecting cultures.

"It's real TV as opposed to reality TV," Winchester says. "The focus is on self improvement."

Think of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "The Suze Orman Show," and "Dr. Phil," she says, but with an African-American, Asian and Hispanic perspective.

Winchester has worked in the cable television industry for 26 years. She graduated from Georgetown Law in 1985, worked for law firms, and knew she didn't want to practice law. She won a fellowship from the Walter Kaitz Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the cable television industry. At that time there were three...