William Lindsay McElveen

Background

McElveen, William Lindsay was born on September 20, 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Henry Moody and Dorothy Butler (Sligh) master of Civil Engineering.

Education

Bachelor in English, University of South, 1972.

Career

Accountant executive, Station WNOK-FM, Columbia, South Carolina., 1972-1973; managing director, Station WNOK-FM, Columbia, 1973-1979; vice president, general manager, Stations WNOK-AM-FM, Columbia, 1979-1984; president, Audubon Broadcasting Company, Columbia, 1984-1989; president, Radio South Carolina, Columbia, since 1989. Lecturer International Media Fund, Washington, since 1993.

Achievements

• William Lindsay McElveen has been listed as a noteworthy Broadcasting executive, lecturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board directors Columbia Urban League, 1983-1985. Board directors Crimestoppers of Midlands, 1984-1988, South Carolina. Law Institute, Columbia, 1985-1988, Helpline of Midlands, 1986-1990.

General campaign chair United Negro College Fund, Columbia, 1985-1986. Member Executive Committee United Way of Midlands, Columbia, 1987-1988. Member National Association Broadcasters (board directors 1988-1992, 96-, vice president 1997-1998, chairman since 1998), South Carolina.

Broadcasters Association (Executive Committee, board directors 1980-1987, president 1988-1992, Hall of Fame inductee 1996), Columbia Advertising Federation (president 1980-1981), Media Club of Columbia (board directors, president 1983-1984).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, tennis, travelling.

Connections

Married Laurie Wells Boyle, September 8, 1969 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Earle Sligh. Married Catharine Elizabeth McCaslin, August 13, 1992.

1 child, Kerry Elizabeth McCaslin.

Father:

Henry Moody McElveen

Mother:

Dorothy Butler (Sligh) McElveen

Spouse:

Laurie Wells Boyle

Spouse:

Catharine Elizabeth McCaslin

child:

Earle Sligh McElveen

child:

Kerry Elizabeth McCaslin McElveen