Background
Long, Charles Franklin was born on January 19, 1938 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Franklin and Mary Katherine (Nemecek) Long.
corporate communications executive
Long, Charles Franklin was born on January 19, 1938 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Franklin and Mary Katherine (Nemecek) Long.
Bachelor of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1961.
Sports writer, San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times, 1961-1962; news reporter, Norman Transcript, 1962-1963; associate editor, Sooner magazine, U. Oklahoma, 1963-1966; news editor, Quill magazine, Chicago, 1967-1971; editor, Quill magazine, 1971-1980; senior editor, Cahners Public Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1981-1983; manager internal communications, Beatrice Companies, Inc., Chicago, 1983-1986; director communications, Beatrice Companies, Inc., Chicago, 1986-1988; director corporation communications, Tellabs Operations, Inc., Lisle, Illinois, since 1989.
Board directors Wheaton (Illinois) Youth Outreach, 1988-1994, Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Foundation, 1994-1998. Chairman executive committee Wheaton Grand Theatre, 1999-2000, 05-06. Member Fine Arts and Cultural Commission, Wheaton, 2005^.
Member International Association Business Communicators (Spectra Excellence award Chicago), Society Professional Journalists-Sigma Delta Chi, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Joan Hampton, September 16, 1961. Children: Charles Franklin, David Hampton, Stephen Andrew.