John Catsimatidis

John Catsimatidis
Catsimatidis in 2011
Personal details
Born (1948-09-07) September 7, 1948
Nisyros, Greece, formerly Kingdom of Italy
PartyDemocratic (before 2009)
Republican (2009–present)
Spouses
  • First wife
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Margo Vondersaar
    ​
    (m. 1988)​
ChildrenAndrea
John
EducationNew York University

John A. Catsimatidis (/ˌkætsɪməˈtiːdiːz/ KAT-sih-mə-TEE-deez; born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of grocery chains Gristedes and D'Agostino Supermarkets in Manhattan, as well as the Red Apple Group, a real estate and aviation company with about $2 billion in holdings in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania. He is also the chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group subsidiary United Refining Company.

Catsimatidis hosts two talk radio shows, The Cats Roundtable on WABC and the Cats at Night show. He initiated purchase talks for the WABC radio station in 2019 which, after regulatory delays, was concluded in March 2020.

Catsimatidis was the runner-up in the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election.

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