Chris R. Vaccaro Hofstra University, NY, USA

Chris R. Vaccaro is a media executive, professor, and author from Long Island. A multiple Emmy Award and Murrow Award winner, he has served as Vice President of Digital News at Altice USA and Director of Graduate Journalism and Assistant Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University. Vaccaro is a former editor at the New York Daily News, AOL and The Topps Company (yes, baseball cards!), and former reporter at the Southampton Press. His work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, ESPN, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press, and more. He is the author of eight books and has produced eight documentaries. In 2022 he was inducted to the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Society of Professional Journalists and the Press Club of Long Island. Vaccaro lives on Long Island with his wife Theresa, and children, Hunter, Thompson, and Stella.