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Thomas Cookerly, 94, former Allbritton Communications executive and ex-Television Bureau of Advertising chair, died Sunday in Bethesda, Maryland. Cookerly graduated from Duke University in 1950 after serving in the Army. He worked for Procter & Gamble before joining the broadcast…
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industry in TV ad sales for WBTV Charlotte. In 1971 he moved to Washington, D.C, becoming president-general manager of WJLA-TV and then president of Allbritton’s broadcast division in 1978. Cookerly was also the founder and the second president of the Washington Area Broadcasters Association and was chair of the ABC Television Affiliates Association.