Buffalo Toronto Public Media
John Chichester has extensive experience in corporate development and sales within the media and sports industries. Currently serving as a Corporate Development Specialist at Buffalo Toronto Public Media since October 2010, John previously held positions as an Account Executive at Fox Sports Net from December 1997 to October 2007, where responsibilities included packaging sales sponsorships for regional cable sports network affiliates. John's earlier career includes serving as VP, Sales Manager at CBS Sports Radio Network Inc, overseeing the Detroit regional office and managing a $7.5 million budget from October 1986 to March 1997, and as an Account Executive at John Blair & Company from 1981 to 1986, managing accounts for over 200 radio stations. John Chichester earned a Master's degree in Advertising/Marketing from Michigan State University and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism/Advertising from Northern Illinois University.
Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Buffalo Toronto Public Media is a trusted public media resource that enriches its audiences by providing educational, entertaining programming and services, as well as engaging the Western New York and Southern Ontario communities through cultural and civic involvement. For more than 50 years, viewers have turned to member-supported WNED as a powerful and trusted resource. Today, WNED is a leading bi-national public broadcasting organization operating two television stations and two radio stations, all locally programmed. Programs and outreach explore and address interests relevant to the Buffalo and Toronto area. WNED-TV produces original documentaries for local and national audiences. National productions include “War of 1812,” “The Underground Railroad: The William Still Story,” “Elbert Hubbard: An American Original,” “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo,” and “Niagara Falls.” Nielsen figures show that WNED-TV is consistently the most watched PBS member station in the U.S. during primetime.