A. Gene Wendorf

Background

Wendorf, A. Gene was born on August 8, 1927 in Gillett, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Alfred Gustav and Erna Linda (Koske) Wendorf.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1951.

Career

Assistant advertising manager, Charles City (Iowa) Daily Press, 1951; sales/marketing, Milwaukee Sentinel, 1951-1953; advertising, Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald Times, 1953-1956; promotion director, Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman, 1956-1960; general manager, Des Plaines (Illinois) Suburban Times, 1960-1968; vice president, Barrington (Illinois) Press., 1969; division manager, Time, Inc. Suburban, Oak Park, Oll., 1969-1971; general manager, director development, Byerly Publs., Chesapeake, Virginia, 1971-1974; director development, Burlington (Wisconsin) Std. Press, 1974-1978;

delegate Newspaper Preservation, Chicago, 1963-1968.

Lecturer Tidewater College, Chesapeake, 1973, University Texas Pan American, since 1995. Public, creator, founder The ADVANCE Newspapers, 1978-1980, owner 1978-1992. Advisor Positive Side of Education oversight program, 1981-1982.

Co-founder Pharr (Texas) Crime Stoppers, 1991.

Achievements

• A. Gene Wendorf has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper executive, journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors vocational school board, since 1982. Member Texas Press Association, National Newspaper Association, Pharr Chamber of Commerce (directory).

Connections

Married JoAnne Wendorf (deceased);children: John Gene, Gregg Byron.

Father:

Alfred Gustav Wendorf

Mother:

Erna Linda (Koske) Wendorf

Spouse:

JoAnne Wendorf

child:

Gregg Byron Wendorf

child:

John Gene Wendorf