Roger Neuhoff Dies At 87

Patriarch Passes

Condolences to family and friends of ROGER NEUHOFF, longtime station owner and who died OCTOBER 28th in MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA at 87, according to the VINEYARD GAZETTE.

NEUHOFF, a former CIA officer, bought stations in CHARLOTESVILLE, VA in 1955 and founded EASTERN BROADCASTING CORP. in 1958 with wife LOUISE, building it to a 11 station group before selling nine of the stations to TELE-MEDIA and two to son GEOFF in 1988; GEOFF then built NEUHOFF COMMUNICATIONS into a large group of its own under the ownership of the NEUHOFF FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP in 2003.

After GEOFF passed away in 2012, his wife and GEOFF's daughter-in-law BETH became President/CEO of NEUHOFF COMMUNICATIONS.

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