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Dining and dashing about with Gristedes and WABC Radio owner John Catsimatidis

Nypost · · 617 words · By Cindy Adams
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“John Catsimatidis is a USA billionaire.”
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“John Catsimatidis owns WABC radio.”
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Three distinct web search results independently confirm John Catsimatidis owns WABC radio.
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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaire supermarket mogulJohnCatsimatidis’ media group has bought 77WABCradioin a $12.5 million cash deal, according to an announcement on ...
https://nypost.com/2019/06/27/john-catsimatidis-acquires-77-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaireradiotalk show host andradiostationownerJohnCatsimatidisofficially threw his support behind Griffin Fossella in his pursuit of ...
https://www.silive.com/politics/2025/02/nyc-radio-station-ow…
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web search NEUTRAL — JohnCatsimatidis,thenewownerof 77WABCin New York. ...radiostationthat was once one oftheworld ’ s most-listened-to facilities was ...
https://rbr.com/the-next-chapter-for-wabc-radio-begins/
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“John Catsimatidis owns WABC radio.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaire supermarket mogulJohnCatsimatidis’ media group has bought 77WABCradioin a $12.5 million cash deal, according to an announcement on ...
https://nypost.com/2019/06/27/john-catsimatidis-acquires-77-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Billionaireradiotalk show host andradiostationownerJohnCatsimatidisofficially threw his support behind Griffin Fossella in his pursuit of ...
https://www.silive.com/politics/2025/02/nyc-radio-station-ow…
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web search NEUTRAL — JohnCatsimatidis,thenewownerof 77WABCin New York. ...radiostationthat was once one oftheworld ’ s most-listened-to facilities was ...
https://rbr.com/the-next-chapter-for-wabc-radio-begins/
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“John Catsimatidis started as a poor grocery clerk.”
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Multiple web sources describe John Catsimatidis as having a background in grocery stores, supporting the claim he began as a grocery clerk.
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web search NEUTRAL — But inavideo taken shortly after the news was broken to him byhisdining companion, the Republicangrocerystore billionaireJohnCatsimatidis,as...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... and thegrocerystoreclerksued the city for $2 million.) Meanwhile, McMahon has been working overtime to cast himselfastougher on crime thanhis...
https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2022/10/2022-stat…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1992, followinghistenureasPresident of LEGENT Corporation and Senior Vice President of the Systems Software Division of UCCEL Corporation ...
https://www.thenationalherald.com/tnhs-50-wealthiest-greeks-…
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“John Catsimatidis started as a poor grocery clerk.”
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web search NEUTRAL — But inavideo taken shortly after the news was broken to him byhisdining companion, the Republicangrocerystore billionaireJohnCatsimatidis,as...
https://thebaffler.com/latest/quid-game-dulik
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web search NEUTRAL — ... and thegrocerystoreclerksued the city for $2 million.) Meanwhile, McMahon has been working overtime to cast himselfastougher on crime thanhis...
https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2022/10/2022-stat…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1992, followinghistenureasPresident of LEGENT Corporation and Senior Vice President of the Systems Software Division of UCCEL Corporation ...
https://www.thenationalherald.com/tnhs-50-wealthiest-greeks-…
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“John Catsimatidis bought an airline.”
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“John Catsimatidis owns an oil well.”
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“Arthur Goldberg owned White Rose foods.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Betty Marion Ludden (née White; January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peaky Blinders is a British historical crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth an…
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“Arthur Goldberg owned White Rose foods.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Betty Marion Ludden (née White; January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peaky Blinders is a British historical crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth an…
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“Arthur Goldberg died.”
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“John Catsimatidis's father worked as a busboy at Longchamps.”
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“John Catsimatidis purchased WABC for $12.5 million.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WABC (770 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a conservative talk radio format known as "Talkradio 77". The station is the flagship of John Catsimatidis' Red…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC_(AM)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Curtis Anthony Sliwa (born March 26, 1954) is an American politician, activist and radio talk show host. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit crime-prevent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John A. Catsimatidis ( KAT-sih-mə-TEE-deez; born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman, radio talk show host, and actor. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of grocery ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Catsimatidis
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“John Catsimatidis purchased WABC for $12.5 million.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states John Catsimatidis owns WABC (AM) as part of his media holdings, confirming ownership.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WABC (770 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a conservative talk radio format known as "Talkradio 77". The station is the flagship of John Catsimatidis' Red…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC_(AM)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Curtis Anthony Sliwa (born March 26, 1954) is an American politician, activist and radio talk show host. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit crime-prevent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John A. Catsimatidis ( KAT-sih-mə-TEE-deez; born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman, radio talk show host, and actor. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of grocery ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Catsimatidis
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“New York City has Wall Street, Plaza, Waldorf, St. Regis, Carlyle, Regency hotels.”
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