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New York Public Radio

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Our Leadership

New York Public Radio produces award-winning journalism and groundbreaking podcasts. We convene courageous conversations and make the joy of classical music accessible to everyone. Together, we are reshaping audio for a new generation, and reaching a community of tens of millions monthly on air, online and in person. We hear a future filled with new perspectives and diverse voices that challenge and surprise.

Leadership

LaFontaine E. Oliver

President & CEO

LaFontaine E. Oliver is the President and CEO of New York Public Radio (NYPR) – the largest public radio organization in the country,…

Audrey Cooper

Editor in Chief

Audrey Cooper is the Editor in Chief and Senior Vice President at New York Public Radio, where she leads the newsroom and live…

Thomas J. Reno

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Thomas Reno is the Chief Operating and Financial Officer, responsible for leading and managing the administrative, financial and business-operations aspects of NYPR. A…

Jennifer Houlihan Roussel

Vice President, Communications

Jennifer Houlihan Roussel is an accomplished media relations and communications professional with a wealth of experience in public relations, corporate and internal communications,…

Jennifer Schell Podoll

Chief Development Officer

Jennifer Schell Podoll is the Chief Development Officer, leading NYPR’s Development and Membership teams. As CDO, Schell Podoll is responsible for increasing philanthropic…

Ivan Zimmerman

General Counsel

Ivan Zimmerman has served as New York Public Radio’s first General Counsel since 1999.  He advises the Board of Trustees and staff on…

Board of Trustees

John S. Rose, Chair

CEO, Spectrum Advisors LLC

Anna Quindlen, Vice Co-Chair

Novelist and Journalist

Carl Weisbrod, Vice Co-Chair

Senior Advisor
HR&A Advisors, Inc.

Mayo S. Stuntz, Jr., Treasurer

Media Investor
Pilot Group, LLC and Bessemer Venture Partners

Joanne Kwong, Secretary

President, Pearl River Mart

LaFontaine E. Oliver*

President & CEO
New York Public Radio

John Borthwick

CEO and Co-Founder
betaworks

Richard S. Brail

Partner and Chairman of Mergers & Acquisitions
Solomon Partners

Marc Chamlin

Partner and Chair,
Television
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Laurie Cumbo, ex officio*

Commissioner
New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs

Katie Danziger

Entrepreneur

Anand Desai

CEO
Darsana Capital Partners

Jeanne Fogel

Associate Vice President, Development
Feeding Westchester

David Gelobter

Partner
Headlands Strategic

MaryAnne Gilmartin

Founder and CEO
MAG Partners

Paul Hsi

President
MPH Properties Ltd.

Leah C. Johnson

EVP & Chief Communications
Marketing & Advocacy Officer
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Anita Laremont

Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Jeffrey C. LeFrancois

Executive Director
Meatpacking District Management Association

Anne Stark Locher

Strategic Communications Professional and Philanthropist

Aaron R. Marcu

Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

John S. Rose

Senior Partner and
Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group

Jon W. Rotenstreich

Managing Partner
RF Operating Company LLC

Roberto Ruiz

Executive Vice President, Research, Insights & Analytics
TelevisaUnivision

Joshua Sapan

Sapan Studio

Peter Shapiro

Founder & CEO
Dayglo Ventures

Warren Spector

Chairman
Balbec Capital

Howard S. Stein

Managing Director
Global Corporate and Investment Bank
Citigroup, Retired

Marc Suskin

Partner, Arbitration
Cooley LLP

Nicki Newman Tanner

Oral historian; speaker and writer on women’s philanthropy

Emily Tow

President
The Tow Foundation

Honorary Board

Judith M. Carson

Retired Arts Educator

Peter H. Darrow

Senior Counsel
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP

Cynthia King Vance

Managing Director,
Advanced Strategies LLC, professor, philanthropist

Eduardo G. Mestre

Senior Advisor
Evercorse

Bethany Millard

Philanthropist

Herb Scannell

President & CEO
Southern California
Public Radio

Susan Rebell Solomon

Retired Partner
Mercer Management Consulting

Andrea Taylor

Senior Diversity Officer
Boston University

Wilma S. Tisch

Philanthropist

Lulu C. Wang

CEO
Tupelo Capital Management, LLC

Alan G. Weiler

Principal
Weiler Arnow Management

Frank D. Yeary

Annual Report

Our latest annual report is listed below.

Financials

See below for the latest audited financial statements and our latest 990.

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Mission

To make the mind more curious, the heart more open and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in New York.

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New York, NY 10013

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