Robert William "Bob" Eolin Jr.

Robert "Bob" William Eolin, Jr.
of Corning
Robert "Bob" William Eolin, Jr., age 67, of 2397 Caton Road, Corning, formerly of Chenango Forks died on May 17 at home after a year long battle with brain cancer. Bob was born February 26, 1943 in Providence, RI, the son of the late Robert W. and Evelyn (Eccles) Eolin. He married Dolores (Dee) Adamczyk on September 21, 1968 in Sea Isle City, NJ. Bob graduated from Northside High School, Corning, in 1961. He received an A.A. Degree from Corning Community College in 1963, a B.S. Degree in Radio/Television/Film from Ithaca College in 1965, and an M.A. in Film/Advertising from the University of Michigan in 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he participated in the Triangle Broadcasting Management Training Program in Philadelphia. He worked at WNBF-TV/WBNG-TV in Binghamton, NY from 1969 to 1980, starting as a news photographer, then setting up a commercial photography division. He moved up to Promotion Manager and then Program Manager before moving to a sister station, WLYH-TV in Lancaster/Lebanon, PA as VP and General Manager. In 1990, Bob left television and formed Eolin Broadcasting,Inc., buying WCBA-AM-FM in Corning, where he had worked as an announcer in 1965. Eolin Broadcasting added WCLI-AM, WGMM-FM, and WENY-AM-FM and the group became known as The Radio Works. Bob taught "Principles of Cinematography" at the Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences and "History of Mass Media" at SUNY Binghamton. In 1972 he won a NY State Broadcasters Award for Outstanding Local Commercial Production, a CLIO recognition award, and several Addy Awards. While working for WLYH-TV, Bob was a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters becoming Chairman in 1988. He was President of the Lancaster Advertising Club, 1985-88. Bob and his wife sold The Radio Works in December 2003 and Bob formed Black Bear Studios, Inc. He produced and directed the documentary "Echo Taps: The Long Brass Line" which won a Silver Telly Award in 2008. He is survived by his wife, Dee, of Corning; daughters, Jennifer Eolin and Sara (Sam) Eolin O'Hare, of New York City; grandson, Nathaniel Robert Patrick O'Hare; sister, Jane Sonner, Corning; aunt, Mary Swift, Summerville FL; and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to call at Carpenter's Funeral Home, LLC, 14 E. Pulteney St. Corning, on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A memorial service will follow there at 8:00 pm. Donations in Bob's memory can be made to Southern Tier Hospice, 11751 East Corning Road, Corning NY 14830.