Background

Neill, Rolfe was born on December 4, 1932 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. Son of Kenneth A. and Carmen (Goforth) Neill.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in History, University North Carolina, 1954.

Career

Reporter, Franklin (North Carolina) Press, 1956-1957; reporter, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1957-1958; business editor, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1958-1961; editor, public, Coral Gables (Florida) Times and The Guide, 1961-1963; editor, public, Miami Beach (Florida) Daily Sun, 1963-1965; assistant to public, New York Daily News, 1965-1967; suburban editor, New York Daily News, 1967-1968; assistant managing editor, New York Daily News, 1968-1970; editor, Philadelphia Daily News, 1970-1975; vice-president, director, Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., 1970-1975; chairman, public, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1975-1998.

Achievements

• Rolfe Neill has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1954-1956.

Connections

Married Rosemary Clifford Boney, July 20, 1952 (divorced). Children: Clifford Randolph, Sabrina Ashley, Dana Catlin, Jessica Rosemary Ingrid, Quentin Roark Robinson. Married Ann Marshall Snider, September 24, 1988.

Father:

Kenneth A. Neill

Mother:

Carmen (Goforth) Neill

Spouse:

Ann Marshall Snider

Spouse:

Rosemary Clifford Boney

child:

Quentin Roark Robinson Neill

child:

Clifford Randolph Neill

child:

Jessica Rosemary Ingrid Neill

child:

Dana Catlin Neill

child:

Sabrina Ashley Neill