Stephen Guptill | |
---|---|
Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs | |
In office January 4, 1979 –January 10, 1979 | |
Preceded by | James H. Callahan |
Succeeded by | Thomas H. D. Mahoney |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944or1945(age 79–80) [1] |
Occupation | Journalist Elderly Advocate |
Stephen Gardner Guptill [2] is a former American journalist and elderly advocate who resigned as Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs after less than one week on the job when it was revealed that he falsely claimed to have had graduated from two foreign colleges.
A native of Lynn,Massachusetts,Guptill was the youngest of six children. Guptill's first experience with the elderly came from delivering food from his father's luncheonette to elderly people who lived in the neighborhood. [3]
Guptill dropped out of high school and joined the United States Air Force where he earned his high school equivalency diploma. [1]
From 1969 to 1971,Guptill ran a newsletter for senior citizens in Central Massachusetts. From 1971 to 1975 he hosted an elderly affairs show on WSMW-TV. [4]
In 1975,Guptill joined WNAC-TV,where he worked as an elderly affairs reporter and hosted the Sunday morning show The Elder American. [5]
On December 23,1978,it was announced that Governor-elect Edward J. King would nominate Guptill for the position of Secretary of Elder Affairs. WNAC-TV and Guptill agreed on a deal that would have him do twelve monthly shows,which the station hoped they could syndicate nationally. [6] On January 10,1979,less than six days after taking office, [4] he resigned after admitting to falsely claiming two degrees (a bachelor's degree from the University of Heidelberg and a master's degree from Cambridge University) on his resume. [1] [7]
Shortly after his resignation, The Boston Globe reported that Guptill had failed to file a state income tax return for several years and was a defendant in at least seven lawsuits relating to his failure to pay debts. [2]
Despite his dismissal,WNAC-TV chose to honor his contract. However,they decided to film the twelve shows on a weekly basis so his contract would expire sooner. On April 12,1979,the station fired Guptill. [6]
In 1979,Guptill was accused by WCVB-TV of having violated a federal payola law in 1977 when while guest hosting a WHDH radio show,he urged the elderly to move to the Woodbriar Cape Cod,a housing development that was paying him $250 a week. [8]
On May 16,1980,Guptill was convicted of failing to file state income tax returns and fined $1,000 and ordered to pay back taxes,interest,and penalties totaling $1,317. [9]
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman,Democratic politician,and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy,and he is a nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.
WHDH is an independent television station in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. It is owned by Sunbeam Television alongside Cambridge-licensed CW affiliate WLVI. WHDH and WLVI share studios at Bulfinch Place in downtown Boston;through a channel sharing agreement,the two stations transmit using WHDH's spectrum from the WHDH-TV tower in Newton,Massachusetts.
Mike Festa is state director of AARP Massachusetts,based in Boston,which serves 800,000 members age 50+ in the commonwealth.
WRKO is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Boston,Massachusetts,serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by iHeartMedia,WRKO is a Class B AM station that provides secondary coverage to portions of Massachusetts,Connecticut,Rhode Island,New Hampshire and Maine during the day,but is highly directional at night to protect a number of clear-channel stations on adjacent frequencies. WRKO serves as the Boston affiliate for ABC News Radio,Coast to Coast AM and This Morning,America's First News with Gordon Deal;syndicated personalities Joe Pags,John Batchelor and Bill Cunningham;the flagship station of The Howie Carr Show,and the home of radio personality Jeff Kuhner. The WRKO studios are located in the Boston suburb of Medford,while the station transmitter resides in nearby Burlington. Besides its main analog transmission,WRKO simulcasts over the HD2 subchannel of sister station WZLX,and streams online via iHeartRadio.
WPRI-TV is a television station in Providence,Rhode Island,United States,affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group,which provides certain services to dual Fox/CW affiliate WNAC-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence,Rhode Island;WPRI-TV's transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth,Massachusetts.
WBIX branded Nossa Rádio USA is a commercial Brazilian Portuguese radio station licensed to Boston,Massachusetts,serving Greater Boston. Owned by the International Church of the Grace of God,the WBIX studios are located in the Boston suburb of Somerville,while the station transmitter resides in Quincy,on the southern banks of the Neponset River near the Southeast Expressway. Besides its main analog transmission,WBIX is available online.
WNAC-TV,branded on-air as Fox Providence,is a television station in Providence,Rhode Island,United States,affiliated with Fox and The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting,which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Nexstar Media Group,owner of dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WPRI-TV,for the provision of certain services. The two stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence,Rhode Island;WNAC-TV's transmitter is located on Homestead Avenue in Rehoboth,Massachusetts.
The 1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 6,to elect a member of the U.S. Senate from the State of Massachusetts. The election was won by Democrat John Kerry,the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts,who remained Senator until 2013,when he resigned to become United States Secretary of State. One-term incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Tsongas declined to seek re-election after developing cancer.
The Yankee Network was an American radio network,based in Boston,Massachusetts,with affiliate radio stations throughout New England. At the height of its influence,the Yankee Network had as many as twenty-four affiliated radio stations. The network was co-founded by John Shepard III and his brother Robert,in 1929–1930. The beginnings of what became the Yankee Network occurred in the mid-1920s,when John Shepard's Boston station WNAC linked by telephone land lines with Robert Shepard's station in Providence,Rhode Island,WEAN,so that the two stations could share or exchange programming. Those two stations became the first two Yankee Network stations. In 1930,they were joined by the first affiliated radio stations,including WLBZ in Bangor,Maine;WORC in Worcester,Massachusetts;WNBH in New Bedford,Massachusetts;and WICC in Bridgeport,Connecticut. During the 1930s,the network became known for developing its own local and regional news bureau,the Yankee News Service. The Yankee Network and the Yankee News Service operated until February 1967.
The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He defeated Republican George Kariotis by a 69–31% margin. This was the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Massachusetts until 2006.
Joseph James Marzilli Jr. was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. Marzilli,a Democrat,was elected to the Senate in a special election in December 2007,representing the communities of Arlington,Billerica,Burlington,Lexington and Woburn partway through his ninth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing Arlington and West Medford. He was the Senate Chair of the Committee on Tourism,Arts and Cultural Development. He also served on the Committees on Children and Families,Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Veterans' Affairs. He resigned from the chamber on November 14,2008,after charges of sexual harassment.
James Joseph Britt was an American sportscaster who broadcast Major League Baseball games in Boston,Massachusetts,and Cleveland,Ohio,during the 1940s and 1950s. On June 15,1948,Britt was at the microphone on WBZ-TV for the first live telecast of a Major League game in New England,as the Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs,6–3,at Braves Field.
WBZ-FM is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston,Massachusetts,serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group,WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio;the flagship station for the New England Patriots,Boston Bruins,Boston Celtics,and New England Revolution radio networks;and the radio home of Fred Toettcher,Scott Zolak,Mike Felger,Tony Massarotti,and Bob Socci. The WBZ-FM studios are located in Waltham,while the station transmitter resides in the Boston suburb of Newton. In addition to a standard analog transmission,WBZ-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels,and is available online.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
David Ignatius Finnegan was an American attorney,talk show host,and politician. He was a partner at Finnegan,Underwood,Ryan &Tierney.
Thomas Henry Donald Mahoney was an American professor and politician.
William Irvin Cowin was an American jurist,politician,and state cabinet secretary who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Consumer Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1972 to 1974. He was a candidate for State Attorney General in 1974 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1978.
David M. Nangle is an American state legislator and convicted felon who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2020. He is a Lowell resident and a member of the Democratic Party. While a member of the House,he served as the chair of the House Ethics committee. In February 2021,Nangle pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud,bank fraud,making false statements to a bank,and filing false tax returns and was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release. He was released from federal custody on November 10,2022.
WNAC-TV,channel 7,was a television station located in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. The station was owned by RKO General. Originally established in 1948,WNAC-TV signed off for the final time at 1:00 a.m. on May 22,1982,due to improprieties by its parent company;it was replaced that morning with WNEV-TV,which operates on a separate license. The station was Boston's original CBS television affiliate;except for a period from 1961 to 1972 during which it was an ABC affiliate,WNAC-TV would remain with CBS until its replacement with WNEV-TV.
Edward Thomas Hanley was an American government official who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance and vice chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was a close aide to Edward J. King beginning during their days at the Massachusetts Port Authority.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)