John W. Sweeney III

Background

III, John W. Sweeney was born on July 11, 1946 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of John William Junior and Rita Constance S.

Education

Bachelor in English, King's College, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 1968.

Career

Dealer sales, Humble Oil/Exxon, Washington, 1968-1969; national automotive manager, Washington Post, 1969-1974; advertising director, Trenton (New Jersey) Times, 1974-1978; advertising director, Boston Herald, 1978-1980; advertising director, Houston Chronicle, 1980-1983; sales & marketing director, Houston Chronicle, 1983-1986; vice president sales & marketing, Houston Chronicle, 1986-1991; vice president, general manager, Houston Chronicle, since 1991.

Achievements

• John W. Sweeney III has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman marketing committee United Way Texas Gulf Coast, Houston, 1985-1986, 90-91;board directors Junior Achievement, Houston, since 1991, Better Business Bureau, Houston, since 1991. Member of advisory board Houston Ballet, 1988-1992. Member Newspaper Association American (Board of Governors since 1993, member marketing operations committee since 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, coaching youth sports.

Connections

Married Jo Ellen Cooley, November 7, 1970. Children: John W. IV, Jessica Elizabeth.

Father:

John William S. Junior

Mother:

Rita Constance S.

Spouse:

Jo Ellen Cooley

child:

John W. IV III

child:

Jessica Elizabeth III