Background
Crowther, James Earl was born on January 2, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Byron Scott and Leota Belle (Frye) Crowther.
lawyer radio and television executive
Crowther, James Earl was born on January 2, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Byron Scott and Leota Belle (Frye) Crowther.
Bachelor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1956; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1958.
Associate, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, 1959-1967; vice president, Channel Five television Company, Nashville, 1975-1986; vice president, Channel Two television Company, Houston, 1970-1986; vice president, general counsel, Houston Post Company, 1967-1976; executive vice president, general counsel, Houston Post Company, 1976-1983; vice president, Channel Four television Company, Tucson, 1982-1986; vice president, Channel Eleven television Company, Meridian, Mississippi, 1981-1984; vice president, KPRC Radio Company, Houston, 1983-1986; vice president, WESH-television, Inc., Daytona Beach, Florida, 1985-1986; vice president, KCCI-television, Inc., Des Moines, 1985-1986; secretary, H & C Comm., Inc., Houston, 1979-1983; president, H & C Comm., Inc., Houston, 1983-1994; general counsel, U. Houston Sys., 1995-1996; deputy chancellor, general counsel, U. Houston Sys., 1996-1997. Adjunct Professor law South Texas Law School, Houston, 1974-1975.
President Briargrove Park Property Owners, Inc., 1969-1970. Board directors Uptown Houston, 1990-1994, Post Oak Young Men’s Christian Association, 1991-1993. With United States Air Force, 1951-1955.
Member Texas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Galleria Area Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1988-1992).
Married Nancy Louise Swanner, November 28, 1953. Children: Richard Scott, Robert Phillip, Paul William.