NEWS
By DAVID P. GREISMAN and DAVID P. GREISMAN,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | February 5, 2006
For more than 42 years, Howard "Max" Mosner has worked for the Maryland State Fair, earning leadership and volunteer awards from groups such as 4-H and the Red Cross, as well as citations from the state government. He recently added another award when the International Association of Fairs and Expositions inducted him into its Hall of Fame. For the 65-year-old Manchester resident, it was recognition of his work as president and general manager of the State Fair in Timonium. The honor accentuates Mosner's remarkable accomplishments, said Jim Tucker, president and chief executive officer of the Springfield, Mo.-based association.
FEATURES
By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | June 16, 2005
After a seven-year run during which he led WBAL-TV (Channel 11) to new heights in ratings and prestige, Bill Fine will leave Baltimore's NBC affiliate next month to become executive vice president and general manager of WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Boston. The 49-year-old Fine, who is president and general manager at WBAL, came to Baltimore in 1998 from WCVB, where he had been the general sales manager. Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. owns both stations. Fine is moving to a larger market: Baltimore is the nation's 23rd-largest TV market and Boston is fifth.
NEWS
By Laura Cadiz and Laura Cadiz,SUN STAFF | November 3, 2003
James A. Bitonti, a retired IBM executive and former chief executive officer of TCOM LP in Columbia, died Friday of liver and kidney failure in his Ellicott City home. He was 72. Mr. Bitoni was born in Star City, W.Va., and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He began his career in electronics in 1949 in the Navy. When he was stationed at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts, he met and married Agnes Clyne in 1952. In 1955, Mr. Bitonti began his 32-year career at International Business Machines Corp.
NEWS
July 14, 2002
Allen David Greif, a Towson attorney and former vice president and general counsel for U.S. Health Inc., died of cancer Monday at his Glen Arm home. He was 63. Born in Baltimore and raised on Calloway Avenue in Northwest Baltimore, Mr. Greif was a 1956 graduate of Forest Park High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1960 and his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1963. Mr. Greif, whose specialty was litigation, began practicing law in the mid-1960s with the Baltimore firm of Greif, Cohen and Alpert.
BUSINESS
By Kristine Henry and Kristine Henry,SUN STAFF | October 5, 2000
Black & Decker Corp. said yesterday that it has named Christopher T. Metz to the newly created position of president of North American hardware and home improvement. Metz, who has been with the Towson toolmaker since 1992, will retain his title as president of Kwikset Corp. The new position marks the consolidation of Black & Decker's Kwikset locks division in Irvine, Calif., and its Price Pfister plumbing products division in Pacoima, Calif. The combined business will be located in suburban Los Angeles.
NEWS
By Erika Niedowski and Erika Niedowski,SUN STAFF | May 11, 2000
As if their learning curve alone is not enough, members of the new Columbia Council who took office last week have inherited the remnants of a 2-month-old mess that thrust the Columbia Association's future into question. The homeowners group has no president, no general counsel and no vice president for community relations. Another vice president who normally oversees Columbia's 3,100 acres of open space has shifted roles and is serving as acting president. The unusual confluence of events has left the council's 10 members -- five of whom are new to the board -- facing decisions that likely will affect the long-term direction of the unincorporated city.