The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia

Dennis Bianchi
WCAU, NBC10
2007

Dennis Bianchi is the President and General Manager of NBC 10, WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. He is a 25-year veteran of NBC, having held a number of roles at both the network and station levels. His most recent position prior to NBC 10 was Chief Quality Officer for NBC in New York, heading-up the company’s Six Sigma Quality initiative. In 1995, he was named Vice President, Finance, and later Chief Financial Officer, CNBC Asia, based in Hong Kong. He began his career with NBC in 1982 at the network’s then owned station in Cleveland, and later worked with the network’s Television Stations division in a number of financial management roles.

Bianchi has been a member of the Police Athletic League Board of Directors since 2000, and was recently elected as the Board Chairman. He also serves on the Board of the PAB (Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters) and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Some of his former Board memberships include CADE (Corporate Alliance for Drug Education), PAC (Philadelphia Advertising Club), and the Pennsylvania Economy League.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bianchi graduated from Boston College in 1981, with a B.S. in Finance. He resides with his wife and two children in Haverford, PA.

The e-mail address of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia is pioneers@broadcastpioneers.com