Home | Media News | Roy Steinfort dead at 88

Roy Steinfort dead at 88

21 March, 2010 06:17:00
Font size: Decrease font Enlarge font
image

The Associated Press announced that former AP Vice President for Broadcast Roy Steinfort died Sunday at age 88. He had battled cancer.

Steinfort, who retired in 1986, was responsible for expanding the AP’s radio news network to more than 1,000 stations and relocating the national radio and TV newswire operations from New York to Washington, DC, where they were merged into a Broadcast News Center (BNC) with the radio network. Television news production was latter added to the BNC.

Steinfort’s widow, Patricia Milton, is an investigative producer for CBS News.

Have an opinion on this article? Post your comment below.

Bookmark and Share

Today's Broadcasting News
RBR - Radio News
TVBR - TV/Cable News


Subscribe to comments feed Comments (2 posted):

Jack Messmer on 21 March, 2010 06:27:33
avatar
I was one of the people whom Roy moved from NYC to DC when the AP merged the two broadcast operations. As I thought today about what made Roy unique, I think it was this: He loved journalism, but he also loved the business of journalism. He was always looking for a new challenge, such as when he left the AP to go buy a local newspaper. We were all lucky that he came back and had the vision to create the BNC and grow the AP broadcast operation.
Jack Messmer
Executive Editor
RBR-TVBR
Thumbs Up Thumbs Down
0
Barry J. O'Brien on 22 March, 2010 04:42:34
avatar
I remember once when Roy tossed me out of the AP hospitality suite at the Las Vegas Hilton one long ago NAB convention. He was mad because he had just read a very complimentary article about UPI in the latest issue of R&R! Glenn Serafin and Dick Krizman were able to smooth things over, and Roy and I laughed about it many times after that. He was a great guy, and I know that Glenn and Jim Williams are very sad today. Roy was one of a kind, and I really enjoyed his company, even years after he left the AP. RIP
Thumbs Up Thumbs Down
0

Post your comment comment

Please enter the code you see in the image:

  • email Email to a friend
  • print Print version
Log in
New member? Register now
Forgot password?


RBR-TVBR readers rejected PRA negotiations two weeks ago. 8/23 NAB explained the proposal and wants the industry’s opinion, so we’ve simplified the answers and we're putting it before you again:
All polls
Submit your own poll Email production@rbr.com
www.harkerresearch.com




Facebook

Twitter

Rate this article
0