Vernon E. Mueller
Vernon (Vern) Edward Mueller was born on May 4, 1925, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Otto Mueller and Lydia Schmidt. Otto Mueller's parents migrated to the United States from Reinwald, Russia. Lydia Schmidt's parents emigrated from Frank, Russia.
After graduating from the University of Oregon, Vern began his full-time career as a radio journalist, serving as Program Director/News Director at KPOJ and as News Director at KPOK from 1950 to 1974.
After graduating from the University of Oregon, Vern began his full-time career as a radio journalist, serving as Program Director/News Director at KPOJ and as News Director at KPOK from 1950 to 1974.
Vern Mueller. Source: Oregon Association of Broadcasters website (2015).
In the mid-1970s, Mueller served as the General Manager of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters, as news anchor for the KEZI television station in Eugene, Oregon, and as host of the program "Feedback," featured on Oregon Education and Public Broadcasting (now Oregon Public Broadcasting).
In 1989, Mueller was selected by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters as the "Broadcaster of the Year," earning him a spot in the organization's Hall of Fame.
Vern Mueller died in Portland on December 24, 1999, at the age of 74.
In 1989, Mueller was selected by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters as the "Broadcaster of the Year," earning him a spot in the organization's Hall of Fame.
Vern Mueller died in Portland on December 24, 1999, at the age of 74.
Sources
Taylor, Sherril W. Radio programming in action, realities and opportunities. Hastings House: 1963. Print.
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