MANAGEMENT TEAM

Richard E. “Dick” French, Jr. – President and CEO

Richard E. French, Jr. is the President of the Regional News Network (RNN).

Prior to starting RNN he was the CEO of SGI Graphics – a design and printing firm that produced annual and quarterly reports for Fortune 100 clients.

Richard formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mercy College and formerly chaired its                              Executive Committee. He also formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Franklin                                    and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

Richard French III – President of News and Programming

Richard French III oversees the RNN news division, and is responsible for all facets of planning, assignment, acquisition, production and delivery for the 24-hour news channels. In addition, he supervises the public affairs, talk and entertainment programming.

Richard also hosts the nightly public affairs program, “Richard French Live.” The Emmy Award-winning program is a forum that counts politicians, pundits and personalities as contributors ranging from                                          President Obama to the biggest newsmakers from the national to regional level. A multiple Emmy and                                state broadcaster awardee, Richard came to broadcasting from the world of politics. 

Christian J. French – Chief Operating Officer

Christian J. French is the Chief Operating Officer of RNN and WRNN-TV and has been involved for 17 years in the acquisition, daily operation, management, and expansion of the RNN properties.

In addition, Christian serves as the Chairman of the Board of Hudson Link, a privately funded non-profit organization that provides college-level education to students in four prisons in New York State including Sing Sing, Fishkill, Taconic and Sullivan Correctional facilities.

                            Christian is a graduate of the 2006 class of Rockefeller Fellows, a program established within the                                        Partnership of New York City for senior executives in the important areas of public, private, and non-                                    profit initiatives, with the goal of shaping the future public needs of NYC.