At its recent meeting on October 26, NYSBA elected its officers and directors for 2024. A special thank you to all who serve on the board and make our association the best in the nation. Also, a special thank you to Alan Bishop for all of his work serving as Chairman in 2023. We also want to welcome Vinny DiMarco, who was elected to serve on the board in 2024.
The officers serving on the executive committee for 2024 will be:
Chairman: Roberto Yanez, NE Regional Manager, President & GM, Univision NY
Vice Chair-TV: Chris Musial, VP & GM, WBBZ-TV, Buffalo
Vice Chair-Radio: Katelin Tinley, VP & GM, Cox Radio Group, Long Island
Treasurer: Bob Krummenacker, GM, WBNG-TV, Binghamton
Secretary: Jim Loftus, COO, Seven Mountains Media, Southern Tier Stations
NY Market Radio: Chris Oliviero, Market President, Audacy Inc, New York City
The following executives will serve on the Board of Directors for 2024:
Alan Bishop, Owner, Finger Lakes Radio Group and Chadwick Bay Broadcasting
Karen Carey, Market President/Chief Revenue Officer, Townsquare Media, Utica
Amy Collins, Associate Group Manager/VP & GM, Sinclair Broadcasting, Syracuse & Buffalo
Vinny DiMarco, Market Manager, ESPN Radio, New York City.
David Feinblatt, President & GM, WLIG LPTV, Long Island
Marilu Galvez, President and GM, WABC-TV, New York City
Johnny Green, Jr., President and GM, WCBS-TV, New York City
Jon Hitchcock, GM, WNYT-TV & WNYA-TV, Albany
Scott Hopeck, Division President, iHeart Media Markets Group, New York City
Marc Jaromin, VP & GM, WKBW-TV, Buffalo
Lew Leone, Sr. VP & GM, WNYW-TV, & WWOR, New York City
Eric Lerner, President & GM, WNBC-TV, New York City
Ed Levine, Owner, Galaxy Media Partners, Syracuse
Chad Lopez, President, Red Apple Media, 77WABC Radio, New York City
Maire Mason, VP & GM, Spanish Broadcasting Systems, New York City
Chris McDonnell, VP and GM, WPIX-TV, New York City
Robert Morgan, President, iHeart Media Upstate, Rochester
Chet Osadchey, President, Cayuga Radio Group (SAGA Communications), Ithaca
Mary Papuyo, Sports Director & National/Digital Sales Manager, Salem Media, NYC
Jim Riley, VP & Market Manager, Cumulus Radio Stations Group, Buffalo & Erie
Chuck Samuels, VP & GM, WHAM & WUHF TV, Rochester
Norm Silverstein, President & CEO, WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, Rochester
Theresa Underwood, SVP & Regional Manager, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, New York
Additional information can be found on our website.