Dana Vance Elderkin

Background

Elderkin, Dana Vance was born on December 8, 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Vernon Howard Junior and Gladys (Tibbitts) Elderkin.

Education

Bachelor, Muskingum College, 1977; Master of Arts, U. North Carolina, 1987.

Career

Chief engineer, director sports, air personality, Station WOYL/WRJS, Oil City, Pennsylvania, 1977-1980; director sports, air personality, Station KLMR/KLMR FM, Lamar, Colorado, 1980; air personality, sportscaster, Station WGBR/WEQR, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1980-1983; chief operator, air personality, Station WRBX, Durham, North Carolina, 1983-1985; instructor radio and television, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1987-1988; lecturer communications, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1988. Air personality Station WCHL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1985-1995, Station WPTF, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1995.

Achievements

• Dana Vance Elderkin has been listed as a noteworthy Broadcast educator, radio personality by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Broadcast Engineers, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, Broadcast Education Association, American Comm. Association.

Interests

• Avocation: chess.

Connections

Married Kim Dougherty, Feb.4, 1978. Children: Scott David, Leslie Annual.

Father:

Vernon Howard Elderkin Junior

Mother:

Gladys (Tibbitts) Elderkin

Spouse:

Kim Dougherty

child:

Leslie Annual Elderkin

child:

Scott David Elderkin