Sterling “Red” Quinlan (1916 - 2007) – Quinlan started his media career as a columnist for the The Southend Reporter and doing radio reports on WMAQ about his travels out west. After World War II, Quinlan began his career in television, working his way up from crew member to general manager. His career highlights include serving as general manager of Chicago’s ABC affiliate, WBKB (which later became WLS-Ch. 7), and the first general manager of WFLD-TV. Known as a maverick, Quinlan is credited with starting the careers of Lee Phillip Bell, director William Friedkin, comedian Bob Newhart, and news anchor Frank Reynolds. Quinlan was a founding member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications and wrote several books over his lifetime.