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- Retired Media Consultant
- Residing at 308 Summer Wind Court, Aiken
- Born July 16, 1946 in Aurora, Illinois
- Son of the late Harold and the late Pearl Taylor
- Attended Bradley University
- November 2, 1970 married Donna J., 2 children, Kasey and William Ryan
- Chairman, Higher Education Committee (House Education & Public Works Committee), 2015-2016
- 1st Vice Chairman, House Education and Public Works Committee, 2013-14
- Member, Majority Caucus Tax Reform Committee, 2011-13
- Majority Caucus Whip, 2013-14
- Television News Director/Anchor/Reporter, 1965-76
- President, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, 1974
- Founder and Commander, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Rockford, Illinois, 1968-70
- Television News Consultant, 1976-78
- Founder and CEO of media research and consulting firms based in Dallas, Los Angeles, and London, 1978–07
- Consultant to President George H.W. Bush’s “Point of Light” initiative, 1991-92
- Named “Fifth Estater”, Broadcast and Cable Magazine, 1998
- American Red Cross, Aiken County Chapter, Chairman, 2009-10, Vice Chairman, 2010-12, board member 2012-Present
- Aiken Salvation Army, Advisory Board Member, 2013-Present
- 32 Degree Mason and Shriner
- Member, Rotary Club, Aiken
- Member, Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce 'Business Advocate Award': 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- SC-BIPEC 'Champion of Free Enterprise': 2012
- Palmetto Family Alliance 'A' Rating: 2012
- NRA 'A' Rating: 2012, 2014
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