Kenneth W. Bilby

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Kenneth W. Bilby (October 7, 1918 – August 1, 1997) was executive vice president of RCA and the author of The General, a book on David Sarnoff's role in the creation of RCA and television.

He was born in Tucson, Arizona, and during World War II he was awarded The Legion of Honor, The Bronze Star and The Silver Star. After the World War, he covered the Arab-Israeli War and authored the book: New Star in the Near East. When he retired from RCA he was appointed Executive in Residence at Harvard Business School.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Books

New Star in the Near East, Doubleday
The General: David Sarnoff and the rise of the Communications Industry (1986), Harper and Row, ISBN 0-06-015568-X

[edit] References

^ "Kenneth Bilby, 78, Author and Journalist", New York Times, August 2, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. "Kenneth W. Bilby, an author and journalist, died of leukemia in Dallas yesterday. He was 78. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Mr. Bilby graduated from the University of Arizona. He worked at The New York Herald Tribune as a United Nations correspondent, an assistant city editor and a foreign correspondent in Europe and the Middle East. He also worked in public relations, mostly with NBC and RCA. Following his retirement from RCA, where he was executive vice president, in 1986 Mr. Bilby wrote The General, an account of David Sarnoff's role in the creation of RCA. A first marriage, to the former Helen Lehman, ended in divorce. Survivors include his second wife, the former Joanne Stroud, of Dallas; a brother, Richard Bilby of Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Wynne B. Racine of Littleton, Colo., and Margot B. Snellback of Newtown, Conn.; two sons, Kenneth Bilby Jr. of Washington and Bryan Bilby of San Francisco, and five grandchildren. ..."
^ "Kenneth Bilby", New York Times, August 5, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. "Age 78, born Oct 7, 1918, Salt Lake City, passed away in Dallas, Texas Aug 1. Mr. Bilby made his home in Dallas and Greenwich, Connecticut. Before retirement in 1984, Mr. Bilby served as Executive VP at RCA for a number of years. Prior to that, he worked for NBC. Upon retirement, Mr. Bilby was appointed Executive in Residence at Harvard Business School. Mr. Bilby attended Columbia Univ. and graduated with a B.A. from the University of Arizona. During World War II he was awarded The Legion of Honor, The Bronze Star and The Silver Star. Following the war he covered the Arab-Israeli War and wrote a book about that experience called New Star in the Near East. He also authored a biography of RCA founder, General David Sarnoff, called The General. Survived by his wife, Dr. Joanne Stroud Bilby, four children, Winne Kenneth, Jr., Margot and Bryan, one brother, Judge Richard Bilby, five grandchildren, Ben, Hallie, Taylor, Leigh and Harrison, and three stepchildren, Ethan, Eric and Natasha Stroud. A memorial service wil be held in Rye, NY, on Wed Aug. 6th at 4 P.M. at the Apawamis Club. The family requests memorials be made to Saint Andrew's Dune Church in Southampton, L.I. ..."