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| Kevin Foley |
Kevin Foley, founder/chairman of KEF Media and a long-time contributor to odwyerpr.com, died June 6 after a brief illness. He was 70.
After stints at Ketchum and Burson-Marsteller, Foley launched KEF in 1986 as one of the few firms that focused largely on broadcast PR. He served blue-chip clients such as Coca-Cola, Amazon, Hilton and Visa.
Foley stepped down as CEO of KEF Media last year. He was succeeded by Yvonne Hanak, a 23-year veteran of the firm.
Kev was a good friend and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his wife, Sue; daughter, Katie; son, Patrick; and with the staff of KEF Media.
Foley’s last O’Dwyer's article, “No Country for Young Pups,” ran May 10.
Kassie Canter, a media and entertainment PR veteran, died October 24 in New York. She was 67.
Leo Pearlstein, the “king of culinary PR,” died on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 104.
Tim Metz, who joined Hill & Knowlton in 1989 after a 23-year career at the Wall Street Journal died Aug. 15. He was 86.
Bill Murray, who had been with MikeWorldWide for 35 years (most recently as EVP/national director, public affairs), has passed away at 67 after a battle with cancer.
Peter Costiglio, a top corporate communications executive for more than 40 years, died March 17 after a long-battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was 76.
