John A. Catsimatidis (born September 7, 1948) is an American
billionaire
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businessman and
radio talk show
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host. He is the owner, president, chairman, and
CEO
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of grocery chains
Gristedes
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History Gristede Brothers: 1891–1987
Charles Gristede and his brother Diedrich came to the United States from Germany in 1888, found work in ...
and
D'Agostino Supermarkets in
Manhattan
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, as well as the Red Apple Group, a real estate and aviation company with about $2 billion in holdings in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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,
Florida
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and
Pennsylvania
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.
He is also the chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group subsidiary
United Refining Company.
Catsimatidis is also a
talk radio
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show host. He hosts ''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