Jimmy Tidwell died on July 9, 2024. Tidwell spent 30 years at Donrey Outdoor, through Donrey’s sale to Clear Channel subsidiary Eller Media in 2000. From there he became a consultant for Clear Channel Outdoor and eventually a partner at Oklahoma City Outdoor in 2003. He was inducted into […]
Jerry W McCarver. Born December 25, 1939. Died June 10, 2024 in an Atlanta hospital. Jerry had been in the Outdoor Advertising industry since the mid 1960’s – almost forty years. Jerry began his Outdoor career with Creative Displays in Richmond VA then Birmingham Al. He followed this up with […]
Billboard Insider is saddened by Andrea Messimer’s death. We will miss her. Her smile brightened every OAAA/Geopath convention and Andrea was the sort of person who could communicate a smile over the phone or via the keyboard. Andrea worked in the out of home business for more than 20 years […]
Bill Whiteheart, 70 of Winston-Salem, died on September 5, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after collapsing while on a walk. in 1970 Whiteheart founded Whiteheart Outdoor Advertising, an out of home advertising company headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was also involved in county politics. Whiteheart was in the […]
Insider has learned that Georgia billboard owner Ben Bedsole died August 17, 2017 at age 48. Bedsole was the owner of Bedsole Outdoor which operates billboards in Dawsonville Georgia an Leeds, Alabama. Bedsole also co-owned a digital billboard in McDonough, Georgia and managed billboards for other owners. Ben is survived […]
By Marty Williamson, Williamson and Associates. On July 25th the Outdoor Advertising Industry lost one of our great former independent operators, Stan Henderson. Stan gave me my start in the Industry when he hired me as an Account Executive in 1983. As my mentor, he taught me a great deal about the […]
