Larry Kenneth Bower

Background

Bower, Larry Kenneth was born on June 10, 1940 in Creston, Iowa, United States. Son of Kenneth Roosevelt and Marjorie Francis (Thuirer) Bower.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, l962; diploma, Institute Children's Literature, Redding Ridge, Connecticut, l980.

Career

Director public relations, College Osteo Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, l965-67; director public relations, Indiana Institute Technology, Fort Wayne, l967-70; director operations, Station WLYV, Fort Wayne, l970-74; director continuity, Station WKJG-television, Fort Wayne, l974-83; director promotion and operations, Station WKJG-television, Fort Wayne, l983--. Vice president Jordan K Dance Studio, Fort Wayne, 1978-1988. Partner Bower-North Prodns.

Achievements

• Larry Kenneth Bower has been listed as a noteworthy television station executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Drama director Wayne Street United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne. Director Whodunit Mystery Theatre, Fort Wayne, l987—, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, l987. Television host Luers Midwest Swing Choir Invitational, Fort Wayne, l976—, Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, Fort Wayne, l979—.

Member public relations committee American Red Cross, Fort Wayne, l983-85, member planning committee, l988. Board directors Switchboard Crisis Center, Fort Wayne, l970-73. Lst lieutenant United States Air Force, l962-65.

Member Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives.

Interests

• Avocations: theatre, jogging, creative writing, traveling.

Connections

Married Carolyn Marie Hoffert, February 22, 1965 (divorced June 1975). Children: Steven, Christopher. Married Jordan Kay Hamm, June 21, 1975 (divorced March 1988).

1 child, Austin.

Father:

Kenneth Roosevelt Bower

Mother:

Marjorie Francis (Thuirer) Bower

Spouse:

Carolyn Marie Hoffert

Spouse:

Jordan Kay Hamm

child:

Austin Bower

child:

Christopher Bower

child:

Steven Bower