| Featured Honoree Class of 2015 | Philip J. Lombardo
CEO
Citadel Communications Company, L.P.  | Philip J. Lombardo is the founder and CEO of Citadel Communications Company, L.P. Citadel currently operates KLKN-TV (ABC) in Lincoln, Nebraska; WLNE-TV (ABC) in Providence, RI; and WSNN-LD (independent news) in Sarasota, FL. Citadel previously owned WOI-TV (ABC) in Des Moines, IA; WHBF-TV (CBS) in Rock Island, IL; and KCAU-TV (ABC) in Sioux City, IA, prior to their sale in March, 2014. Lombardo previously served as CEO of Corinthian Broadcasting, where he was responsible for KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston; KOTV (CBS) in Tulsa; KXTV (CBS) in Sacramento; WANE-TV (CBS) in Fort Wayne and WISH-TV (CBS) in Indianapolis; and WVEC-TV (ABC) in Norfolk. Prior to Corinthian, Lombardo served as Vice President and General Manager of WGHPTV (ABC) in High Point, North Carolina. Lombardo is a graduate of the University of Missouri and the Harvard Business School (AMP). He currently serves as Chairman of the Broadcasters' Foundation of America and as a member of the Board of NABEF. He is a past Joint Board Chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters; a former member of the Board of Governors of the International Radio and Television Society and the ABC Television Affiliates Association, and a former member of YPO. Philip Lombardo and his wife Marilyn (Kim) have two sons and four grandchildren. They reside in Bronxville, New York. |
The 25th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame—recognized as the leading industry event honoring the pioneers, innovators and stars of the electronic arts—will be celebrated at New York's Waldorf Astoria on Tuesday, October 20, with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and a formal dinner at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.bchalloffame.com More to be announced! For sponsorship/ticket information please contact:
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