A funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 23, for Patrick J. DiMotta, the longtime Chairman of the Board of the Queens Public Communications Corporation (QPCC), who died on Aug. 15 at the age of 78.

DiMotta first joined QPCC at the recommendation of former New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone and his appointment was made while former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman was laying the groundwork for a company dedicated to developing community media for the borough. QPPC is the parent company of Queens Public Television (QPTV) .

“Patrick DiMotta did an outstanding job in helping QPTV achieve Claire Shulman’s vision for being a first-class media outlet that all of Queens can be proud of,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said. “Thanks to Mr. DiMotta’s leadership,

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