Harold W. Gore, 83, of Vero Beach, passed away on Aug. 8, 2014, after an excruciating but swift battle with two simultaneous cancers.
He is survived by his wife, Jane, of 36 years of marriage where every day was a “holiday.” He is also survived by his daughter, Lenay; sons Brett and Christopher; granddaughters Michele and Kim; and great-grandsons Reed and Dale.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Doris Croyle Gore and son, Terry.
He was born May 16, 1931, in Watertown, N.Y., the only beloved son of Harold W. Gore, Sr. and Edna McNulty Gore.
Gore served in the Air Force from 1949 to 1953 and returned to Watertown to begin his 60 year broadcasting career, spinning records at station WWNY ultimately becoming station manager. He then moved to Rochester, N..Y as general manager for station WRVM from 1961-1965. Then he went on to WRTH in St. Louis from 1965-1969 becoming executive vice president for Sudbrink FM Broadcasting Corp. based in Fort Lauderdale from 1969-1978.
In 1978, Gore established Gore Broadcasting Inc. and owned and operated numerous radio properties over the years. He also began a new career as a radio broker. From 1984 until his death, he was chairman and CEO of Gore Overgaard Broadcasting Corp. From 1991-1995 he was President of WTLK TV in Atlanta, Ga. In 1993 he formed Force Communications, Media Brokers.
He and Jane have loved living in Sky Valley, Ga. since 1978 and also had homes in Atlanta for a number of years. They resided in Vero Beach from 1995 to 2010 and recently returned to their “Village by the Sea.”
He was a member of the National Assn. of Broadcasters and American Broadcast Pioneers, National Assn. of Religious Broadcasters and National Assn. of Media Brokers. He was also an original Delta Airlines Colonel.
Funeral services will be at Christ Church by the Sea, 3755 Hwy. A1A Vero Beach, FL 32963 on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. A memorial service will be held at the Chapel of Sky Valley in the fall, where his ashes will be interred in the columbarium alongside a niche for Jane.
Special thanks to Katrina of V.N.A. Hospice of Indian River County and our caretakers Allan and Fitzroy. Charitable donations in lieu of flowers may be made to: The Broadcasters Foundation of America, 125 West 55th St. N.Y. N.Y. 10019-8254 or Hospice of Indian River County.
Arrangements are under the direction of Strunk Funeral Home of Vero Beach. An online guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
