Reserve Now Folio Awards March 21

Maggie Haberman keynotes Folio Awards March 21

Featuring a Conversation With The New York Times’ Star White House Reporter Maggie Haberman

Get tickets and tables now for the Fair Media Council’s annual Folio Awards, happening March 21, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Garden City Hotel.

The luncheon features The New York Times’ White House Correspondent and CNN Political Analyst Maggie Haberman, along with hundreds of business leaders and media from the Greater New York metro area. The program will be in memory of Long Island journalist John Kominicki.

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Both the VIP Reception and the Winners’ Reception begin at 11 a.m., followed by luncheon and awards presentation in the Grand Ballroom.

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Award presenters include PIX11 news anchors Tamsen Fadal and Dan Mannarino (more to be announced soon). Winners of the Folio Awards are chosen by the public, and send a strong message back to newsrooms on what the news consumer wants and needs in its news feed.

Over the years, the program has proven to be a powerful tool for improving the public conversation, thanks in great part to the dedication and commitment of the leaders who volunteer their time to serve as Folio Awards judges.

Best in News & Social Media: See the Winners

Media sponsor is Long Island Business News

Official Transportation Provider: Ultimate Class Limousine

Photographer: Bob Giglione

Thank you to our judges: Raymond Caliendo, Art-of-Form Architectural Services; Michael Canders, Farmingdale State College; Rita Castagna, Americana Manhasset; Robert Catell, AERTC, Stony Brook University; Evan Cornog, Hofstra University; Carl Corry, Suffolk County Community College; Kevin Dahill, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council; Mike Dawidziak, Strategic Planning Systems, Inc.; Jessica McAleer Decatur, St. Joseph’s College; John Durso, Long Island Federation of Labor; Sal Ferro, Alure Home Improvements; Jody Fisher, Austin & Williams; Paul Focazio, New York Sea Grant; Mark Head, South Nassau Communities Hospital; Robert Horvath, Sauvigne & Co.; Bob Keeler, Newsday (retired); James Kinney, Mazars USA; Bruce Lambert, The New York Times (retired); Krupa Lauricella, The Nature’s Bounty Co.; Larry Levy, Hofstra University; Jorge Martinez, Long Island Sustainable Business Council; David Okorn, Long Island Community Foundation; Jeffrey Reynolds, Family & Children’s Association; Charles Skop, Esq., Meyer Suozzi English & Klein; David Smukler, NYRA (retired); Glenn Stalter, Stalter Consulting; Richard Turan, Turan Family Foundation and Christopher Wright, Protiviti

The Garden City Hotel is conveniently located across the street from the Long Island Rail Road Garden City Station. For more information about the Folio Awards, call 516-224-1860, ext. 1 or email info@fairmediacouncil.org.

Tribute To John Kominicki Draws A Crowd

Pat Foye was there.

So, too, Gary Lewi, Gwen O’Shea, Nancy Rauch Douzinas, Ted Sasso, Steve Israel, Janine Dion, Mark Lesko, Matt Silver, Phil Rugile, Warren Strugatch, Eric Alexander, Greg Demetriou, Michael Watt, past and present LIBNers, Long Island Pressers and Innovate Long Islanders, along with the bigwigs from across the country that made up Dolan Media Co., including Jim Dolan (no, not that one, the other one).

And that simply names a few who turned out to salute and toast the life of New Hampshire-raised John Kominicki, who worked for the Stars and Stripes before finding his way to Long Island via a side trip to Oklahoma.

Lesko noted what it was like to get on JLK’s bad side. Israel quoted Romeo and Juliet. John’s wife, Marie, recounted how they met. Dolan explained how “Kominicki” became corporate slang for doing something so outrageous, one should be fired — except the dividends were already paying off. FMC’s Jaci Clement recalled the old days when Long Island didn’t quite know what to make of Kominicki — who was so unlike LIBN founder Paul Townsend — but the trials, tribulations and long days and nights at various bars were the best of times.

There were laughs and tears, but the classiest move of the day went to Newsday business writer James Madore, who turned out simply to pay homage to a worthy competitor.

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