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WCNY Board of Trustees names WCNY headquarters as Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center
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January 18, 2020
CNY5462: The WCNY Board of Trustees named the WCNY headquarters as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center in recognition of Daino’s extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees.
CNY5483: The WCNY Board of Trustees named the WCNY headquarters as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center in recognition of Daino’s extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees. From left: Michael Daino, Luke Daino, Robert J. Daino, Pam Daino, and Halle Daino.
CNY5570: The WCNY Board of Trustees named the WCNY headquarters as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center in recognition of Daino’s extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees. Pictured is Robert J. Daino.
CNY5704: Nearly 200 people attended a private naming of WCNY’s headquarters as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center. The WCNY Board of Trustees named the building in recognition of Daino’s extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees. Pictured is Robert J. Daino and his wife Pam.
CNY5721: WCNY unveiled its new interactive display wall acknowledging support from WCNY members, donors, foundations, volunteers, and community partners. The wall also showcases the network of Joint Master Control Operating Co. Inc. which provides master control services on behalf of Centrcalcast LLC, a content management and distribution model Daino created and house at WCNY to serve America’s PBS stations.
IMG 0261: The WCNY Board of Trustees named the WCNY headquarters as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center in recognition of Daino’s extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees. Pictured is WCNY Board of Trustees Chair Jeffrey Scheer uncovering the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Sign with Robert J. and Pamela Daino.
About WCNY
WCNY was founded in 1965 as The Educational Television Council of Central New York. Today it is a community-owned media company that produces content across multiple platforms, including television and radio programs, dynamic web and targeted email content, the WCNY CONNECT member magazine, and social media. Through online stream technology, WCNY has a global broadcast audience of viewers and listeners throughout the United States and 17 countries. WCNY operates five digital, pledge-free broadcast channels and three radio stations. Towers are located in Watertown and Utica, and WCNY’s radio programming extends into Canada. Classic FM is one of a few radio stations in the world dedicated to locally programmed music.
Educational services include workshops; a 10,000 square-foot building with dedicated Education Center; Read Out, a radio reading service for the visually impaired; Enterprise America for middle school students; and a media and marketing communications program for high school students.
WCNY is LEED® Platinum Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, the highest certification level achievable in Leadership, Energy & Environmental Design. Other achievements include Business of the Year in the nonprofit category in 2014 by CenterState CEO.
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