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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!

Queens Creative – Maria Lisella

Queens Creative

This episode of “Queens Creative” spotlights Queens Poet Laureate, Maria Lisella. Awarded the Poet Laureate position in 2015 by then Borough President Melinda Katz, Queens native and current Astoria resident Ms. Lisella is the sixth poet to hold the borough’s esteemed Laureate title. In 2020, Maria was also named a Poets Laureate Fellow by the Academy of American Poets and to date has three books of poetry to her credit as an author. In addition to her work as a poet, Ms. Lisella has also taught at college level and holds a Master’s degree from NYU-Polytechnic Institute.

And if all those accomplishments weren’t enough, the talented Ms. Lisella is also a skilled journalist - currently NY Culture Editor for the Jerusalem Post and an award-winning travel writer with a 30 year career that has taken her to over 60 countries and seen her work published by such outlets as USA Today and Travel & Leisure.

Listen in as Maria and “Queens Creative” host, Mark Bacino discuss Maria’s Queens roots, her love of poetry, the creative process, her work as a travel writer and much more. Then, after the interview, be sure and stick around as Maria treats listeners to a special reading of two original poems.

 

“Queens Creative” can be heard here at qptv.org and via all major podcast platforms. If you enjoy the show, please check out past episodes and subscribe to “QC” wherever you get your pods.
 


Queens Creative Credits:
Daniel J. Leone: Executive Producer
John Collins: Announcer
Mark Bacino: Producer, Writer, Host, Audio Record-Mix
Photo of Maria Lisella (above) by Maki Hirose