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RDRC | SYEP | QPTV Graduation Day 2026

Roslyn Nieves Named First Female President & CEO of Queens Public Television

Emmy-Nominated Media Executive Unveils Vision to Transform QPTV into One of New York City’s Premier Multimedia Production Centers

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RDRC 39th Annual Community Builders Awards Gala

We’re proud to join RDRC CEO & President Kevin Alexander and Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Renee McWilliams and the RDRC team!

Come join us as we celebrate our 39th Annual Community Builders Awards honoring:


  • Betty Leon, Esq., Chair of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center and Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School, and Board member of the New York Racing Association

  • Justin Rogers, President & CEO, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation;

  • Michael Gliner, Co-Owner, PIP Printing & Marketing Services of Inwood,

  • Sheldon Soloway, Co-Owner, PIP Printing & Marketing Services of Inwood,

  • Rachelle Antoine, Manager of External Affairs, JFK Redevelopment Program

  • Akshar Patel, Manager of External Affairs, JFK Redevelopment Program.

  • Dr. Susan Tanenbaum , Director of Nonprofit Opportunities, Office of the Queens Borough President

The event is RDRC’s only fundraiser to support our youth programs and services that provide deserving but underserved youth with afterschool tutoring, employment, internships, mentorship, trips, college placement assistance and scholarships.


Many of the youth participants we serve are families who cannot afford to pay for the extra academic supports, travel related expenses to attend college fairs, college tours, museums or cultural centers of learning that help shape their educational and career pathways. This years’ event will be hosted by the dynamic, Emmy award winning QPTV host & producer, Roslyn “Roz” Nieves, so you know the event will be high energy!


Al Harris Named Chairman of the QPCC Board of Directors

Queens Public Communications Corp. (QPCC), known as QPTV, announced on June 8 that Alfred (Al) Harris has been elected Chairman of the QPCC Board of Directors, succeeding John B. Haney, PhD. A retired public relations manager after 40 years with Con Edison — including 20 years representing the company in Queens — Harris also brings service as past chairman of the Flushing YMCA Board of Managers and past president of the Rotary Club of Flushing.

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Celebrate the 2026 Queens Carnival with QPTV!

QPTV Wins for QPTV Presents: Queensborough Performing Arts Center Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

QPTV is proud to announce it has received top honors from the 2015 Alliance for Community Media National Hometown Media Competition for QPTV Presents: Queensborough Performing Arts Center Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. The program won in the local performance category. Tune in as we re-cablecast this show. Double platinum Swing chart toppers, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are celebrating and performing the music of the Rat Pack. Songs performed in their 1960’s era-inspired Vegas show include Come Fly With Me, Ain’t That A Kick In The Head, The Lady Is A Tramp, and many more; along with their own brand of contagious swing dance music from their CD Zoot Suit Riot. Part Sinatra, part Elvis, part Louis Prima, part Louis Armstrong, and part Michael Buble, the Daddies have appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve, The View, and were the sole musical act featured in a tribute to Duke Ellington in an hour long special on the American Movie Classics channel. On stage, characterized by a rhythmic rock and roll influence, the band fills the room with excitement and knows how to keep their fans entertained!