Alex Bonner


Odie Alex Bonner was a radio and television and broadcast media executive. His career spanned over 40 years at RKO and its Memphis ABC affiliate stations WHBQ-AM-FM and WHBQ-TV.
Bonner graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1943 and served as a Cadet Midshipman aboard U.S. Merchant Marine tankers and freighters. Bonner later served as Master Sergeant for the United States Army until he was honorably discharged in 1947.