Background
Whittaker, Patricia DiMaggio was born on February 28, 1952 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Harry S. Eichler and Grace Louise (Jones) Kay.
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Patricia DiMaggio Whittaker
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, Duquesne U., 1965-1968; student, Clarion U., 1970-1971; student, Bluefield State University, 1984.
Career
Commercial teller, 1st National Bank Bluefield, West Virginia, 1973-1975;
talk show host, Station WHIS-television, Bluefield, 1975-1977;
account manager, Station WHIS-AM-FM, Bluefield, 1977-1980;
sales manager, Station WHIS, Bluefield, 1980-1983;
national sales manager, Adventure Communications, Inc., Bluefield, 1983-1985;
station manager, Adventure Communications, Inc. Station WHIS/WHAJ, Bluefield, 1985-1988;
general manager, Adventure Communication, Inc., Bluefield, since 1988. Assistant instructor Dale Carnegie Courses, Bluefield, 1985-1987.
National TelethonHost March of Dimes Foundation, Charleston, 1985-1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member budget review board Greater Bluefield United Way, 1986-1989. Lay minister Lutheran Mountain Ministries, Wytheville, Virginia, since 1987. Member reading committee, actress Summit Theatre, since 1974.
Volunteer advisor West Virginia March of Dimes, Charleston, 1982-1985. Member Communicators Roundtable of the Virginias (board directors since 1986), Bluefield Sales Executives Club (board directors 1986-1987, vice president 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), W. Virginia Broadcaster's Association (board directors 1987-1989), Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, National Association Broadcasters (member regulatory review board since 1988, member radio allocations committee 1990).
Interests
Connections
Married Robert Michael, December 7, 1970 (divorced November 1980). Married William R. Whittaker, October 29, 1988.
