Reno Named COO & CFO, NYPR

• New York Public Radio (NYPR) has named Thomas J. Reno as Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Reno transitions from Precision Strategies, a DC-based strategic communications firm, where he also serves as CFO and COO.

In this newly-created role, Reno will be charged with leading and managing the administrative, financial and business-operations aspects of NYPR, the largest public radio group in the country, comprising NPR affiliate WNYC; Classical WQXR; local NYC news site, Gothamist; WNYC Studios; NJPR, which extends WNYC’s reach into New Jersey; and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, NYPR’s street-level live event space in Lower Manhattan.

“Tom possesses an incredibly diverse blend of financial acumen, talent management, operations, and human resources experience,” said LaFontaine E. Oliver, President & CEO of New York Public Radio. “He has a strong track record of driving business goals and a people-centric leadership approach that inspires high-performing teams to operational excellence. At this critical moment for public media and journalism, Tom is the ideal candidate to help us align strategy, goals and resources to deliver on our mission of providing audiences with trusted local news, award-winning national programming, classical music, and community conversations.”

Reno remarked, “I’m thrilled to join NYPR at this important moment in its history, and I look forward to working with LaFontaine to execute his plan and vision for the organization. As an enthusiastic believer in the mission of public radio, I am eager to share my 30-plus years of experience successfully guiding a diverse group of communication and media businesses with the NYPR team.”