Background
Saddler, Owen Leslie was born on November 6, 1911 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Edward and Georgiana (Longacre) Saddler.
Saddler, Owen Leslie was born on November 6, 1911 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Edward and Georgiana (Longacre) Saddler.
Bachelor, Bucknell University, 1934. Master of Arts, Bucknell University, 1935. Postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1938.
With legal department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, 1930-1933; reporter, Wilmington Journal Every Evening, 1934; teacher, Warner High School, 1936; Chairman of the Board, director, May Broadcasting Company, Omaha, Tucson, from 1949; secretary treasurer, director KFAB Broadcasting Company, Omaha, also, Business Service Company, Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1957. Member affilliates advisory board ABC-television, 1950-1953, Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1953-1957, NBC-television, 1963-1969.
Member metropolitan board Young Men’s Christian Association, 1961-1964. Presidential councilor Creighton University, Omaha, from 1969. Board directors, vice president Junior Achievement.
Vice president, board directors Lutheran Medical Center, Omaha. Board regents UCS Citizens Assembly. Member Broadcast Pioneers American, television Pioneers American, National Association Broadcasters, Nebraska Broadcasters Association (elected to Hall of Fame 1977, Pioneer award in conjunction with NBC 1983), Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Epsilon Rho.
Clubs: Happy Hollow Country (Omaha), Omaha Press (Omaha), Omaha Skeet (Omaha), Quad (Omaha).
Married Elizabeth Rankin, April 6, 1940. Children: Barbara (Mistress Bruce Georgi), Owen Leslie, David Rankin. Married Jocile Butterfield, April 15, 1972.