75th Anniversary -- UPI Officers and Advisory Boards
Here were UPI's officers and advisory boards as of 1982:
EXECUTIVE OFfICERS Roderick W. Beaton, President and Chief Executive Officer H.L. Stevenson, Vice President and Editor in Chief Claude Hippeau, Vice President and General Manager-International Divisions Donald J. Brydon, Vice President and General Sales Manager Daniel J. Castellini, Secretary and Treasurer Lawrence A. Leser, Financial Vice President Fred J. Greene, Comptroller Albert E. Kaff, Vice President and General Manager-Asia and the Pacific Eugene H. Blabey, Vice President and General Manger-Europe, Africa and Middle East Grant Dillman, Vice President-Washington Raymond F. Groves, Vice President-Computer Services Bob J. Kelly, Vice President-Communications F.W. Lyon, Vice President-Newspictures Robert P. Paffen, Vice President-Personnel Gordon Rice, Vice President-Broadcast Services
Vice President - Division Managers Thomas J. Beatty, Southern Division Kenneth J. Braddick, New England Division Robert E. Crennen, Central Division LeRoy a. Hamann, Rocky Mountain Division Travis M. Hughs, Southwest Division John E. Mantle, Pacific Division John W. Payne, Eastern Division I. J. Vidacovich, Mid-Atlantic Division Ian Westergren, Metropolitan Division Patrick A. Harden, General Manager, United Press Canada
UPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles E. Scripps Edward W. Scripps II Edward W. Estlow Gordon Hanna Jack R. Howard William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Robert J. Danzig Roderick W. Beaton
NEWSPAPER ADVISORY BOARD Lee J. Guittar, Chairman of Advisory Board Publisher The Denver Post Denver, Colorado
Robert W. Chandler President & Editor The Bulletin Bend, Oregon
James Hoge Publisher Chicago Sun-Times Chicago, Illinois
Richard F. Kennedy Publisher The News-Sun Waukegan, Illinois
John Marshall Publisher The Daily News of Johnson City Olathe, Kansas
C.K. McClatchy President & Editor Bee Newspapers Sacremento, California
Davis U. Merwin President The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois
Hugh B. Patterson, Jr. President Arkansas Gazette Little Rock, Arkansas
James M. Schurz President & Publisher The Herald-Mail Hagerstown, Maryland
David Starr Publisher The Union News & Republican Springfield, Massachusetts
Benjamin M. Turnbull Publisher Press-Republican Plattsburgh, New York
Thurston Twigg-Smith President The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii
John C.A. Watkins Chairman of the Board The Providence Journal Providence, Rhode Island
Ramon L. Yarborough President & Publisher Observer-Times Fayetteville, North Carolina
BROADCAST ADVISORY BOARD Ken Bagwell, Chairman of Advisory Board President-TV Stations Division Storer Broadcasting Co. Miami Beach, Florida
Lou Adler News Director WOR Radio New York, New York
Thomas E. Bolger President Forward Communications Corp. Madison, Wisconsin
Terry Connelly VIce President-TV News Taft Broadcasting Cincinnati, Ohio
Paul M. Davis News Director WGN AM/TV Chicago, Illinois
Ron Grisham General Manager KVNI Radio Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Marty Haag Executive News Director WFAA-TV Dallas, Texas
Sally Hawkins President & General Manager WILM Radio Wilmington, Delaware
Robert R. Hilker President Suburban Radio Group Belmont, North Carolina
Lewis Klein Executive Vice President Gateway Communications, Inc. Cherry Hill, New Jersey
David Lampel Senior Vice President National News Director Inner City Broadcasting Co. New York, New York
Nathan Safir General Manger KCOR/KQXT San Antonio, Texas