American billionaire, radio talk show host, and politician
John Catsimatidis
Catsimatidis in 2011
Born
(1948-09-07) September 7, 1948 (age 75)
Nisyros, Greece
Education
New York University
Occupation(s)
Businessman Political candidate
Political party
Democratic (before 2009) Republican (since 2009)
Board member of
Owner of Gristedes Foods Owner of Hellenic Times Newspaper Chairman of Red Apple Group Chairman of United Refining Company
Spouses
first wife
(divorced)
Margo Vondersaar
(m. 1988)
Children
Andrea Catsimatidis John Catsimatidis Jr.
John A. Catsimatidis (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.[1] He is also the chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group subsidiary United Refining Company.
Catsimatidis is also a talk radio show host. He hosts The Cats Roundtable on WABC and the Cats at Night show. He acquired the WABC radio station in 2019.
Catsimatidis was the runner-up in the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election.
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