Former WMFE/Orlando Pres./CEO Stephen McKenney Steck Dies At 77

Steck (Photo: LinkedIn)

Former WMFE-F and WMFE-TV/ORLANDO Pres./CEO STEPHEN MCKENNEY STECK died SATURDAY morning (7/24) in ORLANDO after he was hit by a car while biking, WMFE is reporting. STECK was 77.

STECK began his career at ABC affiliate WLOF-TV (now WFTV)/ORLANDO in 1959 and worked at WMFE-TV (now WUCF-TV) from 1967, when he became Production Manager, through his 2008 retirement. He served as CEO from 1972 through 2006 and retired in 2008. He signed on WMFE-F in 1980. More recently, he founded the CARROLL MCKENNEY FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC MEDIA, INC., a nonprofit producer of CENTRAL FLORIDA-centric programming including podcasts.

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