Ex-Journal Exec Sprague Vonier Dead At 90

Condolences to family and friends of former JOURNAL CO. (now JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS) executive SPRAGUE VONIER, who died OCTOBER 31st in SHOREWOOD, WI at 90. 

VONIER joined JOURNAL as a copy editor for the old MILWAUKEE SENTINEL after WORLD WAR II, then rejoining the company after a stint as Press Secretary to MILWAUKEE Mayor JOHN BOHN, working on the promotion staff at WTMJ-A and the new WTMJ-TV in 1948. He rose through the ranks to become Production Director, Chief Producer, and Program Manager at WTMJ-TV, retiring as VP of Electronic Information for JOURNAL division TELTRON in 1983.

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