Kenneth Y. Tomlinson

Background

Tomlinson, Kenneth Y. was born on August 3, 1944 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Young and Mattie Tomlinson.

Education

Bachelor in History, Randolph Macon College, 1966.

Career

Reporter Richmond Times Dispatch, 1965—1968. Correspondent Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, New York, 1968—1981, editor, 1981—1982, managing editor, 1984—1985, executive editor, 1985—1990, editor-in-chief, 1989—1996. Director Voice of America, 1982—1984.

Board directors Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, 2000—2005, chairman, 2003—2005. Member United States Board for International Broadcasting, 1986—1994. President, director National Sporting Library., 1999—2002.

Achievements

• Kenneth Y. Tomlinson has been listed as a noteworthy Periodical editor-in-chief by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • P.O.W: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-Of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973

    ("With the first page the book explodes ... a story of for...)

  • P.O.W: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-Of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973 by John G. Hubbell (1990-08-03)

    (Will be dispatched from UK. Brand new copy.)

Membership

Chairman National Commission Libraries and Information Science, 1986-1987. Active National Commission Volunteer Svc., 1981-1983, United States Board International Broadcasting, since 1987.

Connections

Married Rebecca Moore, April 25, 1975. Children: William Moore, Lucas Young.

Father:

Young Tomlinson

Mother:

Mattie Tomlinson

Spouse:

Rebecca Moore

child:

Lucas Young Tomlinson

child:

William Moore Tomlinson