West Virginia out of home executive Jack Kenna Arnett passed away on December 24, 2019.  Arnett worked for Kanawha Valley Advertising for 44 years, rising to the post of Executive Vice President and General Manager.  He was also an owner of Allegheny Poster Advertising Company.

Arnett was active in the Outdoor Advertising Association of West Virginia and served on the board of directors of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America.

Here’s what people tell Insider about Arnett:

Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Emeritus:

Among Jack’s multiple contributions to the industry, to West Virginia, and his community, he personified an important attribute: Jack Kenna Arnett knew his elected representatives.  At an important turning point for the industry, Jack knew Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia, chairman of the Public Works Committee, who was an important ally.

mediausa CEO Wayne Thomas:

I met Jack while in college.  He got me into the biz, after graduating college…He and Kanwaha Valley Advertising bought Cotterman Outdoor in Parkersburg, WV and Marietta, Ohio. He hired me to run the plant. I was 23. ..I left the Company after 7 years to buy my own radio stations. We remained friends. He had a wonderful marriage. He married his wife Phyllis while attending Marshall University. He told me once a few years back that they got married because they thought they couldn’t live without each other, she survives him after nearly 70 years of marriage. He used to say he had poster paste in his blood and on his shoes. Though his suits were always tailored and sharp.  A very good Family man, Outdoor man and gentleman.

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