Background
Hurd, Byron Thomas was born in 1933 in Roseville, Michigan, United States. Son of Clark Frank and Evelyn (Sybelden) Hurd.
Hurd, Byron Thomas was born in 1933 in Roseville, Michigan, United States. Son of Clark Frank and Evelyn (Sybelden) Hurd.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Advertising and Marketing, Wayne State University, 1954.
Sales manager, Detroit Free Press, 1954-1955; sales manager, Milne & Jones, Royal Oak, Michigan, 1955-1956; sales manager, Detroit Times, 1956-1959; account manager, Milne Circulation Sales, Inc., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1959-1965; agent, Bankers Life Company, Des Moines, Iowa., 1965-1966; promotion manager, Chicago Today, Chicago Tribune, 1966-1974; owner, consultant, Circulation Specialists, Homewood, Illinois, 1974-1977; executive director circulation, The Star Newspapers, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1977-1995; retired, 1995. Panelist, discussion leader, session master, committee member Northern Illinois Newspapers Association, DeKalb.
Elder, president governing board Flossmoor (Illinois) Community Church, 1988. Member Central States Circulation Managers Association, Suburban Newspapers American (conference, seminary committee), Audit Bureau Circulation (voting representative), Circulation Management Illinois, Rotary (director community service 1978-1979, director international service 1979-1980, secretary 1981-1982, vice president 1982-1983, president 1983-1984, district director public relations 1984-1986, district governors aide 1986-1987, district director vocational service 1987-1988, host Soviet Emerging Leaders 1988, Finnish 1989, district director group study exchange with India 1990, district conference committee master ceremonies 1987-1988, district conference committee chairman 1989-1990), Flossmoor Country Club (sports and pastimes committee 1988), Marietta Country Club, International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary (life), United States Golfing Fellowship of Rotary (life), Paulding Rotary (senior ).
Married Barbara Jean Ekeroth. Children: Thomas E., Roger A., J. Douglas, James B.