Background
Yost, Roger William was born on January 6, 1936 in Wesson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Paul Leslie and Mary Josephine (Hardcastle) Yost.
advertising and marketing executive
Yost, Roger William was born on January 6, 1936 in Wesson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Paul Leslie and Mary Josephine (Hardcastle) Yost.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1958.
Reporter, columnist, day sports editor, Chicago Sun-Times, 1954-1959;
accounts supervisor, J. Walter Thompson Company, Chicago, 1959-1965;
producer nationally syndicated television panel show, Investors Forum, Chicago, 1962-1965;
director advertising public relations, Jantzen Inc., Portland, Oregon, 1965-1989;
vice president advertising and marketing, Jantzen Inc., Portland, Oregon, since 1989. President Springbrook Farms and Garden Center, Newberg, Oregon, since 1994, Quaid-i-Azam Enterprises, Inc., Real Estate Investments, since 1984, Wine Country Nurseryand Aquarium, since 1995, Wine Country Communications, since 1996. Board directors The Fashion Association.
Vice president, board directors American Advertising Museum, Portland, since 1986. President, director Illinois Junior Miss Pageant, Chicago, 1962-1965. Board directors Woolknit Associations, New York City.
Communications consultant United Way, Portland, 1977-1980. Member Portland Advertising Federation (board directors 1975-1981, president 1979-1980, Advertising Professional of the Year 1982), Northwest Nursery Buyers Association (board directors since 1998), Oregon Association Nurserymen.
Married Barbara Helen Brown, August 19, 1955 (deceased July 1989). Children: Kathryn Elizabeth Anderson, Douglas Roger. Married Patricia Ann Warren, January 1, 1991.