Background
MacKinnon, Douglas Jerome was born on December 19, 1930 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander Duncan and Ella Francis MacKinnon.
MacKinnon, Douglas Jerome was born on December 19, 1930 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander Duncan and Ella Francis MacKinnon.
Graduate, Bachelor of Arts Davis High School, Mount Vernon, New York.
With KIOA, Des Moines, 1953—1964. With radio station Indianapolis, 1964—1965. Public Iowa Scene Magazine, Des Moines, 1965—1970, 1982—1994.
Sales director Thrifty Rental Car/Oil Corporation, 1970—1972. With WYOO Radio, Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1972—1975, KHOW-Krishna Murthy Institute of Technology and Engineering, KRGO-KTEX Radio, Denver, San Antonio and Salt Lake City, 1975—1982. National program director Double Day Broadcasting, Denver, Minneapolis and San Antonio.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1951-1953, Korea.
Judge advocate Military Order Purple Heart, Des Moines, 2004—2007, sergeant-at-arms, since 2003.
Married Mary Lou Nolan-MacKinnon, September 14, 1953. Children: Kathy, Don, Margaret, Brian, Craig, Chris.