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Save the -- Date Nov. 6, 2013
Career Connectors
Amy Kishpaugh '05
Local account executive at NewsChannel 9 WSYR-TV in Syracuse
Rich Yacobush '77
General Sales Manager at Clear Channel Radio in Syracuse, N.Y. His five-station cluster includes WSYR-AM, WHEN-AM, WYYY-FM, WBBS-FM and WWHT-FM.
Jeffery Knauss '07
Local Sales Manager/CNY Central Media Group (Syracuse)
Phil Rankin '06
Digital Media Director WSYR-TV in Syracuse
Ben Amey '10
Overnight Producer at WROC-TV, Rochester, NY
Sponsors
SUNY Oswego launched its annual Media Summit in 2005, thanks to the generosity of 1977 graduate Louis A. Borrelli Jr. (left). Borrelli saw it as a way to give back to his alma mater and help future graduates get in touch with top executives and experts in the field discussing the issues of the day. A pioneer in cable television, online media and broadcast production services, Borrelli has been driving innovation in operations, marketing, business development and new product creation for more than 30 years.
In 2007, fellow broadcasting alumnus Al Roker, weatherman and host of NBC's "Today" show, joined as a major sponsor of the annual summit. Future editions of the event will be known as the Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit in memory of the longtime Oswego professor influential to both sponsors' careers. A 1976 graduate, Roker earned his first professional job while still in college as a weekend weatherman at WTVH-TV in Syracuse.
History
The Media Summit was founded in 2005 through the generosity of Louis A. Borrelli Jr. '77 (left), Chief Marketing Officer & Investor, nimbleTV. In 2007, Al Roker '76, weatherman and host of NBC's "Today" show, provided additional funding to rename the summit in memory of longtime professor Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell, a seminal figure in the college experiences of Borrelli and Roker.