TV EXEC WILLIAM MCSHERRY, AT 86.Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer A memorial service will be held July 11 William McSherry of Encino, who was a former regional director of ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. . McSherry died June 16 at age 86. McSherry began his 40-year career in broadcast news as a copy boy at NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . He later moved to ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and wrote for newsmen Elmer Davis, Walter Winchell and Bill Lawrence. He received Peabody and Emmy awards for ``John Daly and the News,'' which he wrote and produced. ``He was the most wonderful boss,'' said Bruce Carroll, a former producer for ABC News in Los Angeles. ``Bill was the wise voice if we had a question. He was not into every detail. He was a wonderful leader.'' He later served as national news editor for ABC News before moving to California and working as the network's news director for the Western states. McSherry retired in 1981 to pursue fiction writing. McSherry is survived by his wife of 56 years, Bobette; and children, Patti, Kevin and Sean. A memorial service will be held at 8 a.m. July 11 at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. , 5011 White Oak Ave., Encino. Holly Andres, (818) 713-3708 holly.andres(at)dailynews.com |
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