JAY
HOFFER
Jay
Hoffer (born in New York City on November 14, 1930)
began his radio career as an announcer at WLIZ, Bridgeport,
Connecticut. He joined WJAR-AM and TV in Rhode Island
as Promotion Manager and later became Manager of National
Advertising and Promotion for ABC-TV in New York. He
joined Country station KRAK-AM in Sacramento in 1960.
He was Station Manager of KRAK and Vice President of
Hercules Broadcasting at the time of his death.. He
was a professor at Cal State University in Sacramento,
and Golden Gate University, Sacramento campus. He authored
the books "Managing Today's Radio Stations", "Organization
and Operation of Broadcast Stations" and " Radio
Production Techniques" as well as numerous articles
on radio. He was active in community affairs as President
of the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, President
of the Sacramento Public Relations Roundtable, Public
Relations Chairman of the United Way and Publicity
Chairman of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. Hoffer
died in 1977. Jay Hoffer was inducted into the Country
Music D J Hall of Fame in 1992. |
