Background
Person, Evert Bertil was born on April 6, 1914 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Emil P. and Elida (Swanson) Person.
Person, Evert Bertil was born on April 6, 1914 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Emil P. and Elida (Swanson) Person.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1937. Doctor of Humane Letters, California State University, 1983. Doctor of Humane Letters, California State University, 1993.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Sonoma State University, 1993.
Co-publisher, secretary-treasurer, Press Democrat Public Company, Santa Rosa, California, 1945-1972;
editor, Press Democrat Public Company, Santa Rosa, California, 1972-1973;
president, public, editor-in-chief, Press Democrat Public Company, Santa Rosa, California, 1973-1985;
secretary-treasurer, Finley Broadcasting Company, Santa Rosa, 1945-1972;
president, Finley Broadcasting Company, 1972-1989;
president, Kawana Publications, 1975-1985;
public, Healdsburg Tribune, 1975-1985;
principal, Evert B. Person Investments, Santa Rosa, since 1985. President Person Properties Company, Santa Rosa, 1945-1970. Vice president Finley Ranch &Land Company, Santa Rosa, 1947-1972, president, 1972-1979.
President Baker Public Company, Oregon, 1957-1967, Sebastopol (California) Times, 1978-1981, Russian River News, Guerneville, California, 1978-1981. President publication Kawana Publications, 1978-1985. Member nominating committee Associated Press, 1982-1984, member auditing committee, 1984-1985.
Board dirs Empire College, Santa Rosa, 1972-1998, Sonoma County Taxpayers Association, 1966-1969, San Francisco Spring Opera Association, 1974-1979. Board directors San Francisco Opera, since 1986, vice president, since 1988. President California Newspaperboy Foundation, 1957-1958.
Chairman Santa Rosa Civic Arts Commission, 1961-1962. President Santa Rosa Sonoma County Symphony Association, 1966-1968, Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, 1979, Santa Rosa Symphony Foundation, 1967-1977. Advisory board Santa Rosa Salvation Army, 1959-1967.
Commodore 12th Coast Guard District Auxiliary, 1969-1970. Trustee Desert Museum, Palm Springs, 1987-1992, vice president National Board Canine Companions, Inc., 1989-1992. Member California Newspaper Publications Association (president 1981-1982), International Newspaper Finance Executives (president 1961-1962), Bohemian Club, Sonoma County Press Club, Santa Rosa Golf and Country club, The Springs Club, Santa Rosa Rotary (past president), Masons (33 degree, Legion of Merit), Shriners.
Married Ruth Finley, January 26, 1944 (deceased May 1985). Married second, Norma Joan Betz, March 12, 1986.