John Catsimatidis’ Presence Growing with Role in Marty Supreme

In a piece by Stephen Battaglio in the Los Angeles Times, billionaire businessman and WABC, New York owner John Catsimatidis is profiled as his image soars nationally due to his role in the Oscar-nominated Timothée Chalamet film, Marty Supreme. Battaglio writes, “‘Marty Supreme’ director Josh Safdie cast Catsimatidis as Christopher Galanis, a financial backer of the table tennis phenom played by Timothée Chalamet in the film. Safdie told Vanity Fair he liked Catsimatidis’ ‘larger-than-life regional businessman’ look, which he noticed when the mogul ran for New York City mayor in 2013.” Interestingly, a key focus in the piece is on Catsimatidis’ ownership of news/talker 77WABC. He writes, “Catsimatidis made millions from buying New York real estate on the cheap in the 1970s when the city was in deep economic trouble. So, he recognized a bargain when his Red Apple Media group bought WABC for $12 million from Cumulus Media.” See the LA Times piece here.