Background
Dilday, William Horace was born on September 14, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Horace and Alease Virginia (Scott) Dilday.
Dilday, William Horace was born on September 14, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Horace and Alease Virginia (Scott) Dilday.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Boston University, 1962; student Advanced Management, Harvard University, 1976.
Director personnel, WHDH, Inc., Boston, 1969-1972; general manager, WLBT-television, Jackson, Mississippi, 1972-1984; general manager, WJTV, Jackson, 1985-1989; corporation v. p., New Press & Gazette Company Broadcast Division, Jackson, since 1989.
President Jackson (Mississippi) Urban League, 1976. Board directors United Way, Jackson, 1989-1990. Member NBC television Affiliates (board dirs, vice chairman 1979-1983), National Association of Broadcasters (board dirs television section 1980-1984), National Association Black Journalists.
Married Maxine Carol Wiggins, November 5, 1966. Children: Erika Lynn, Kenya Alease.