Background
III, Joseph Mark Costello, was born on November 8, 1940 in New Orleans. Son of Joseph Mark Junior and Josephine Antoinette (Cortese) C.
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Joseph Mark Costello, III
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Joseph Mark Costello, III, American broadcasting and motion picture executive. License Federal Communications Commission 1st class radiotelephone operator, radio amateur operator. Recipient Lifetime Achievement award Louisiana Association Broadcasters, 1994; inducted into Broadcasters Hall of Fame, 1994.
Education
Student, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1961. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), London Institute Applied Research, 1973. Postgraduate, Harvard Graduate School Business, 1978.
Career
Program director Dixie Stations, 1961-1963. President, director Broadcasting Institute American, 1963-1986. President, owner, general manager Joseph M. Costello III Enterprises, Inc.
President Gylf South Broadcasters Ltd., Metairie, Louisiana. Broadcast division interests include Station WRNO Worldwide, New Orleans, Station KXOR-FM, Thibodaux, Louisiana, Station KKAY, White Castle, Louisiana, Station KKAY-FM, Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Theatre division interests include Abalon Theatre, WRNO Screening Room.
Consultant in field; past chairman affiliates advisory board, government relations committee ABC Radio Network. Member Columbia Broadcasting System affiliates advisory board. Member select advisory committee United States Congress, 1977-1979.
Achievements
Membership
Member visiting committee Loyola University School Communications. Board directors Easter Seal Society. Board directors development council Mary Joseph Residence for the Elderly, Archbishop Shaw Junior-Senior High School.
Member Greater New Orleans Touri, and Marketing committee. Member Republican National Committee. Member National Academy television Arts and Sciences, National Association Shortwave Broadcasters (board directors), Louisiana Association Broadcasters (past president, past board directors, Lifetime Achievement award 1994), National Association Broadcasters (legislation liaison director for Louisiana, committee international broadcasting), Greater New Orleans Association Broadcasters (past president, board directors), Society Broadcast Engineers, National Radio Broadcasters Association (vice president, regional director), American Radio Relay League, Military Affiliate Radio System, Television and Radio Political Action Committee (committee for '87), Knights of Columbus, International Shrine St. Jude, Variety Club (board directors), Diamondhead Yacht and Country Club, Alpha Epsilon Rho.
