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Longtime Station Exec Jack B. Allen Dies at 89

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https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/longtime-station-exec-jack-b-allen-dies-89


Jack B. Allen, 89, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a longtime sales and management executive at broadcast TV stations, died on Sunday, May 3, according to his family and a published obituary, which did not report a cause of death.


Known for his ability connect with people and quick wit, Allen rose from mailroom attendant to stagehand on locally produced programs, then to prominent sales and executive management roles with WLS (Chicago), WABC (New York), WXYZ (Detroit), KNBC (Los Angeles) and WWJ (now WDIV in Detroit), where he led the station as general manager and provided on-air weekly editorials.
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Jack B. Allen is known for managing WLS (Chicago), WABC (New York), WXYZ (Detroit), KNBC (Los Angeles) and WWJ (now WDIV in Detroit), Later he lead Satellite News Channel (later acquired by CNN), The Nashville Network and The Disney Channel for Group W Satellite Communications in the 1980's and in later years Columbia Pictures Television, Lorimar and Orion.
 
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