NIAF 39th Anniversary Gala 2014 Honoree - Pino Cicala

The National Italian American Foundation’s 39th Anniversary Awards Gala celebrated the rich heritage and culture of Italian Americans and Italians as well as poignant memories of ancestors who immigrated to America to create today’s community. NIAF Board member and Emmy Award-winning Fox News Anchor and Global Markets Editor Maria Bartiromo, and NIAF Celebrity Ambassador, actor, entertainer and radio host Joe Piscopo, co-hosted the NIAF Gala at the Washington Hilton on October 25, 2014. They welcomed guests from across the United States and Italy to the annual black-tie dinner.

One of NIAF’s longtime supporters and a native son of Sicily, Pino Cicala, founder and editor of AMICO and Antenna Italia Radio-TV, immigrated to the United States in I955 and continues to spread the Italian culture throughout the nation’s capital. Cicala received the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Community Leadership. “I am extraordinarily humbled,” said Cicala, dedicating the award to his parents. “I started out trying to explain America to immigrants. Now I am trying to explain Italy to the children.”

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