Background
Hook, Richard Alan was born on June 27, 1951 in Iowa City. Son of Epa and Ruth (Schroeder) Hook.
Hook, Richard Alan was born on June 27, 1951 in Iowa City. Son of Epa and Ruth (Schroeder) Hook.
Associate of Arts, Mount St. Clare College, 1971; Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1973; postgraduate, St. Ambrose U., 1985-1986; postgraduate, U. Nebraska, 1995-1996.
Assistant manager, Quad Cities Cablevision, Moline, Illinois, 1973-1976; general manager, Saginaw (Michigan) Cable television, 1976-1978; general manager, Cox Cable, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1978-1980; general manager, Arlington (Massachusetts) Cable Systems, 1980-1982; vice president, general manager, Cox Cable, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1982-1985; vice president, general manager, Moline, 1985-1987; vice president, general manager, Omaha, since 1987. Guest speaker International Conference on Cable television, Tokyo, 1991.
Member Nebraska Cable television Association (board directors since 1987), Mid-Atlantic Cable Association (board directors since 1990), Mid-American Cable television Association (president 1995).
Married Jayne Rowse, June 25, 1976 (deceased December 1982) 1 child: Brandon Richard. Married JoAnn Bennent Rice, June 17, 1989. 1 stepchild, Marissa Rice.
