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Politicians in Radio and Television Broadcasting in Idaho

  Jerry Michael Brady (b. 1936) — also known as Jerry Brady — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho. Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, March 20, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Frank Church; director of public affairs for the Peace Corps; general manager of the KIFI television station, Idaho Falls; newspaper publisher; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 2002, 2006. Catholic. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of James Henry Brady.
  See also Wikipedia article
Richard R. Eardley Richard R. Eardley (born c.1929) — also known as Dick Eardley — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born about 1929. Television news director; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1974-85. Still living as of 1986.
  Image source: City of Boise
  Louis Francis Haller (1906-1965) — also known as Louis Haller — of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho. Born in Bladen, Webster County, Neb., May 7, 1906. Newspaper editor; hardware business; radio station manager; mayor of Blackfoot, Idaho, 1964-65; died in office 1965. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, September 1, 1965 (age 59 years, 117 days). Interment at Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Haller and Ellen (Branigan) Haller; married to Elizabeth Bell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mel Richardson — of Ammon, Bonneville County, Idaho. Radio station executive; mayor of Ammon, Idaho, 1966-69. Still living as of 1969.
H. Westerman Whillock H. Westerman Whillock — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Democrat. Shoe store owner; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1941-42, 1946-47; resigned 1942; appointed 1946; television station owner; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1966. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Boise
Bill Whittom William F. Whittom (1941-2005) — also known as Bill Whittom — of Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho. Born in McCall, Valley County, Idaho, May 19, 1941. Radio newscaster; magazine publisher; mayor of Rupert, Idaho, 1978-94; defeated, 1973; resigned 1994. Died, in Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, October 26, 2005 (age 64 years, 160 days). Interment at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of William Silas Whittom and Helen Elizabeth (Strange) Whittom.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: South Idaho Press (Burley, Idaho), July 29, 1994

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