Background
Holbein, Thomas James was born on July 16, 1941 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Alfred Ray and Emily Armond (Chitwood) Holbein.
Holbein, Thomas James was born on July 16, 1941 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Alfred Ray and Emily Armond (Chitwood) Holbein.
Bachelor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1962. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1963.
Copy editor Dallas Morning News, 1967—1968. Research associate Belden Associates, Dallas, 1968—1971, vp, 1971—1979, senior vp, 1979—1981, executive vp, 1981—1987, president, 1987, chairman, 1989. Chief Executive Officer Scarborough Research Corporation, 1989—1993.
President, founder Information highways Inc., Dallas, since 1993. Visiting lecturer American Press Institute, Reston, Virginia. Instructor research methods Tulsa University, Southern Methodist University, Florida International University.
Consultant Public Broadcasting Systems. Captain Signal Corps United States Army, 1962-1967.
Member of University Iowa Alumni Association, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Ex-Students' Association, International Newspaper Promotion Association, Council Survey Research Organizations, World Association Public Opinion Research, American Association for Public Opinion Research, American Marketing Association.
Married Susan Joy Hoverstadt, January 1985. Children: Lisa Marie, Thomas James, Matthew Robert.