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June 20, 2015 – (Cleveland, OH) – The Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Annual Meeting on June 17 was an opportunity to showcase many of the region’s successes. The GCP also took the time to honor organizations and people that are standouts in contributing to Northeast Ohio’s current economic and social growth.
The GCP gave its 2015 Richard A. Shatten Leadership Award to ideastream and recognized the leadership of President and CEO Jerry Wareham and Chief Operating Officer Kit Jensen. According to the GCP, Wareham and Jensen were honored for “their accomplishments in creating and growing public television and radio in Northeast Ohio into an entity that serves almost three million people and has been recognized with numerous international, national, regional and statewide awards.”
The award is presented in memory of Shatten’s role in the economic revitalization of Cleveland as an accomplished educator and research mentor at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and through his civic leadership with Cleveland Tomorrow and other organizations, according to the GCP.
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