Thomas Paul Moore

Background

Moore, Thomas Paul was born on February 29, 1928 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Lester Rufus and Mabel Ellen (Jackson) Moore.

Education

Bachelor, North Center College, Naperville, Illinois, 1952. Postgraduate, Denver University, 1953.

Career

Newscaster Station KFEL-AM-FM-television, Denver, 1952-1954. Sales representative Station KGMC, Englewood, Colorado, 1954-1956. Sales manager Station KDEN-AM-FM, Denver, 1956-1962.

President Stations WBCO, WQEL, Bucyrus, Ohio, 1962-1998. Retired, 1998

Honorary director First Federal Community Bank, since 2001.

Achievements

• Thomas Paul Moore has been listed as a noteworthy broadcast executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lay leader, member program council Ohio Sandusky Conference, United Methodist Church, 1966-1969 (president general laity board and laymen's foundation 1968-1972). Member Gen Council on Ministries, 1980-1984, Northwest Ohio Water Development Advisory Committee, 1967-1969, Sandusky River Basin Water Pollution Study Committee, 1968-1969. Vice president, board managers EUB Men, Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1958-1968.

President Rocky Mountain Conference, 1957-1961. Member general board National Council Christian Churches American, 1968-1972. Charter president Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival, Inc., 1968.

Advisory board Bucyrus Salvation Army, 1964-1968. Member planning committee East Ohio Conference, 1972-1976 (chairman commission on minimum salaries, 1968-1972, lay leader, 1972-1976). Vice chairman council ministries, member episcopal committee, 1972-1976, head. delegate to general conference, Portland, Oregon, 1976, Baltimore, 1984.

Head delegate to Jurisdictional Conference, Sioux Falls, 1976, Duluth, Minnesota, 1984. President United Methodist Communications, 1972-1976, member general council finance and administration, 1976-1980. Member communications commission National Council Churches, 1972-1976.

Member communications consultant Ohio Council Churches. Member Episcopalian committee, chairman New Vision Task Group, both East Ohio Conference, North Center Jurisdiction, United Methodist Church. Member executive committee Council on Ministries, 1980-1986.

Member World Methodist Council, 1986-1991, World Methodist Conference, 1996. Trustee United Theological Seminary, 1972-1980. Trustee Ohio Northern University, 1986-2007, life trustee, since 2007, member executive committee, 1991-2003, chair student affairs committee, 1991-1995, chair, 1995-2007.

Member executive committee East Ohio delegate to United Methodist General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference, 1987-1991. Secretary Community Improvement Corporation, Bucyrus, 1989-1991. Member Overall Economic Development Committee of Crawford County, 1992-1996.

Chairman Crawford County Traffic Safety Council, 1979-1989, 96-98. President Crawford County Economic Development Advisory Council, 1992-1996. Member, secretary Crawford County Development Board, Inc., 1997-2000.

Member executive committee of delegate to 1988 General Conference United Methodist Church, St. Louis. Board directors Bucyrus Community Hospital, since 1992, member finance committee, 1993-1996, chairman, 2004-2007, chairman nominating committee, 1993-1996, campaign director, chair fundraising committee, 1993-1996, vice president board directors, 1994-1996. Chairman North Central Ohio Health Systems, 1996-1998.

Member Crawford County Republican Central Committee, 1998-2001. Member City of Bucyrus Board of Zoning Appeals, 1998-2001. President Crawford County Development Board, since 2000.

Chairman City of Bucyrus Board Zoning Appeals, 2000-2001. Secretary Bucyrus Public Library Board, since 2004. Served with United States Navy, 1946-1948.

Member National Association Broadcasters (legislation liaison 1984-1991, member small market radio committee), Ohio Association Broadcasters (president 1982-1985), North Central Ohio Broadcasters Association (president 1983-1984, 96-98, vice president 1985-1996), Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce (chairman airport study committee 1967-1968, board directors 1964-1967, president 1989-1991), Rotary (president Bucyrus chapter 1992-1993).

Connections

Married Jean LaVonne Sather, August 31, 1952. Children: Randyl Ellen, Patricia Kay, Gregory Sather.

Father:

Lester Rufus Moore

Mother:

Mabel Ellen (Jackson) Moore

Spouse:

Jean LaVonne Sather

child:

Gregory Sather Moore

child:

Patricia Kay Moore

child:

Randyl Ellen Moore