Roderick Ainsworth Mays

Background

Mays, Roderick Ainsworth was born on June 3, 1911 in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. Son of Edwin and Mabel (Ainsworth) Mays.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1932.

Career

Radio announcer, Station KLX, Station KGHL, Station KYA, Station KMTR, Oakland, California, Billings, Montana, San Francisco and Hollywood, California, 1933-1937; radio writer, producer, Columbia Broadcasting System, Hollywood, 1937-1941; principal, Roderick Mays Advertising, Los Angeles, 1941-1943; principal, Mays & Bennett Advertising, Los Angeles, 1943-1948; principal, Mays & Company Advertising, Los Angeles, 1948-1961; principal, Speer & Mays Advertising, Los Angeles, 1961-1968; vice president, western region, American Advertising Federal, San Francisco, 1968-1973; senior vice president, American Advertising Federal, San Francisco and Washington, 1973-1976; executive consultant, American Advertising Federal, Los Angeles andWashington, since 1976.

Achievements

• Roderick Ainsworth Mays has been listed as a noteworthy Advertising executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Western States Advertising Agilysys Association (president 1958-1960, Chairman of the Board 1960-1961, chairman of the executive committee 1961-1962), Hollywood Radio and television Society, Advertising Club of Los Angeles (board directors), Zeta Psi, Alpha Delta Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: trout fishing, professional acting.

Connections

Married Dorothy Perkins, January 8, 1934. Children: Peter, Patricia.

Father:

Edwin Mays

Mother:

Mabel (Ainsworth) Mays

Spouse:

Dorothy Perkins

child:

Patricia Mays

child:

Peter Mays