Background
Parks, James Robert was born on March 23, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Paul Russell and Cora Elizabeth Parks.
Parks, James Robert was born on March 23, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Paul Russell and Cora Elizabeth Parks.
Degree in broadcasting, Keegan's Technology Institute, Memphis, 1957.
Broadcaster, Station WEKR, Fayetteville, Tennessee, 1957-1959; newscaster, Station WTWV-television, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1959-1962; broadcaster, sales representative, station manager, Station KDMS/KRIL-FM, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1962-1976; general manager, Station KELD/KAYZ-FM, El Dorado, since 1976. Vice president Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation, El Dorado, since 1978.
Member of advisory board Arkansas Radio Network, since 1989. Board directors Single Parent Scholarship Fund. Member, deacon First Christian Church, elder, since 1992.
President Christian Men's Fellowship, 1991. Member Arkansas Broadcasters Association (Vice-President 1978-1983, president 1983-1984, board directors since 1991), National Association Broadcasters, Country Music Association, El Dorado Bass Club (president 1988-1990), Civitan, Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1992).
Married Carolyn Ann Finn, 1963 (divorced 1977). Children: Angela, Robert, Christopher. Married Thanna Jo Atherton, December 26, 1980.
Children: Brandon, Casey.