Harry Pappas, Pappas Telecasting Companies founder/president/CEO, died April 24 at age 78. He was surrounded by his family when he passed. He had battled illness for several months.
Growing up in Modesto, California, Pappas’s twin brothers were teen radio stars, the hosts of Pete and Mike’s Dance Time on a local station. They hosted dances at a local ballroom, and Harry sold sodas at the snack bar.
