Background
Vitt, Samuel Bradshaw was born on October 23, 1926 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Bruno Caesar and Gray (Bradshaw) Vitt.
Communications media services executive
Vitt, Samuel Bradshaw was born on October 23, 1926 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Bruno Caesar and Gray (Bradshaw) Vitt.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1950.
Executive assistant television film, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1950-1952;
broadcast media buyer, Benton & Bowles, Inc., New York City, 1952-1954;
broadcast media buyer, Biow Company. New York City, 1954-1955;
associate account executive, Biow Company. New York City, 1955-1956;
advertising director, Banking Law Journal, 1955-1969;
broadcast media buyer, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1956-1957;
media supervisor, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1958-1959;
vice president, media supervisor, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1960;
vice president, associate media director, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1960;
vice president, media director, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1960-1963;
vice president in charge media and broadcast programming, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc., New York City, 1963-1964;
vice president, executive director media-program department, Ted Bates & Company, Inc., New York City, 1964-1966;
senior vice president, executive director media-program department, Ted Bates & Company, Inc., New York City, 1966-1969;
director, Advertising Information Services, Inc., 1964-1965;
founder, president, Vitt Media International, Inc., New York City, 1969-1981;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Vitt Media International, Inc., New York City, 1982-1991;
chairman emeritus, Vitt Media International, Inc., New York City, since 1991.
Lecturer in field, since 1967. Lecturer advertising media New York University, 1973, 74, American Management Association, 1974, 75, Association National Advertisers, 1967, 69, 70, Advertising Age MediaWorkshop, 1975.
Chairman radio-television representatives division Greater New York Fund, 1962, chairman consumer public division, 1963. Member National United Nations Day Committee, 1973, vice chairman, 1974, associate chairman 1975, co-chairman, 1976-1977. Board directors United Nations Association American, 1977.
Board directors, chairman Research Institute Hearing and Balance Disorders Ltd., since 1979. Member advertising advisory committee The Acting Committee, 1984. Member President Reagan's Joint Presidential Congressional Steering Committee, 1982, Bush Presidential Roundtable, since 1990.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Association Advertising Agencies (broadcast media committee director correspondent 1958-1963, media operating committee on consumer magazines 1964-1965), International Radio and television Society (time-buying and selling seminar committee director 1961-1962), International Radio and television Foundation (faculty seminar 1974), National Academy Arts Science (member committee director), Media Directors Council, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Manor Park Beach Club, New York Athletic Club, Roxbury Run Club (New York, Denver).
Married Marie Foster, October 30, 1955. Children: Joanne Louise, Michael Bradshaw, Mark Thomas.