Robert Ellis Rudolph has died. Mr. Rudolph was a former sales manager for Westinghouse Broadcasting radio stations KGW and KEX.

Another notable event mentioned in his obit:

"In October 1962 the nation first heard about the Northwest's Columbus Day Storm when Rudolph, at home without power, contacted KDKA radio in Pittsburg alerting them to the devastation. His telephone call was broadcast by the station and picked up by the nation's wire services."