Frank McGehee
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Frank Sutton McGehee, Sr. (August 15, 1928-July 12, 2006) was a Jacksonville, Florida
business and civic leader who served on the boards of many non-profit entities and a generous supporter of the Bolles School
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, earning a Bachelor's degree in economics in 1950. He married his wife, the former Ann Whitehurst in 1949 and they had three children, Frank S. Jr. (Sutton), David S. and Ann.
became president of the company, which was sold by the family in 1965. Frank and Tom immediately started a new company, Mac Papers
, to target the printing and graphics industries. The business was successful and expanded throughout 8 southeastern states. As of 2006, the firm recorded sales in excess of $500 million, employed 950 people and was one of the 50 largest private companies in the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area.
before it was launched in August 1980 and requested the call letters, WXAO. "XAO" stood for "Christ, the alpha and the omega" in Greek. Their intent was to be an alternative to commercial television's sex and violence by broadcasting programs from The PTL Club
, Christian Television Network
, and Trinity Broadcast Network. The station was Jacksonville's first 24-hour station, but never generated a large viewership and was sold in 1990 for approximately $3 million.
at the San Jose Church of Christ.
He was active in civic endeavors in Jacksonville, serving as a trustee for Wolfson Children's Hospital, including a term as chairman; Bolles School
board chairman; a National Paper Trade Association director; president of the Georgia Christian School and Home in Valdosta
; Vice President of the North Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
; and Director of the now defunct Flagship Banks of Jacksonville.
The McGehee Auditorium at the Bolles School was dedicated in 1976, a gift from Ann and Frank McGehee.
He and his wife established the Frank and Ann McGehee Endowment with the Community Foundation in Jacksonville to award grants to worthy non-profit organizations.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
business and civic leader who served on the boards of many non-profit entities and a generous supporter of the Bolles School
Bolles School
The Bolles School is a private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It has a lower school , a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jacksonville area, and enrolls about 1,800 students a year. The school was founded in 1933 as...
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Early years
McGehee was born and raised in Jacksonville and graduated from the Bolles School. He attended the University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, earning a Bachelor's degree in economics in 1950. He married his wife, the former Ann Whitehurst in 1949 and they had three children, Frank S. Jr. (Sutton), David S. and Ann.
Business
Frank’s father, Clifford Graham McGehee, had founded the Jacksonville Paper Company in 1919, and after college, Frank went to work in the family business. By 1956, his brother Tom McGeheeTom McGehee
Thomas Rive McGehee, Sr. was a Jacksonville, Florida business and civic leader who served on the boards of over twenty entities and founded the charity, Dreams Come True.-Early years:...
became president of the company, which was sold by the family in 1965. Frank and Tom immediately started a new company, Mac Papers
Mac Papers
Mac Papers, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, USA is the largest supplier of quality printing paper and envelopes in the Southeast United States, delivering 100,000 tons of paper each year.-History:...
, to target the printing and graphics industries. The business was successful and expanded throughout 8 southeastern states. As of 2006, the firm recorded sales in excess of $500 million, employed 950 people and was one of the 50 largest private companies in the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area.
Television
Frank and his brother Tom founded Christian Television of Jacksonville. The non-profit purchased Channel 47WTEV-TV
WTEV-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Florida's First Coast licensed to Jacksonville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on Hogan Road in the city's Southside section. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and in high...
before it was launched in August 1980 and requested the call letters, WXAO. "XAO" stood for "Christ, the alpha and the omega" in Greek. Their intent was to be an alternative to commercial television's sex and violence by broadcasting programs from The PTL Club
The PTL Club
The PTL Club , later called The Jim and Tammy Show, and in its last days PTL Today and Heritage Today, was a Christian television program first hosted by evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, which ran from 1974 to 1989...
, Christian Television Network
Christian Television Network
Christian Television Network is a non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations that broadcasts religious programming. It is based in Largo, Florida , and the flagship station is WCLF channel 22, which signed on the air in the Tampa Bay Florida region in 1979...
, and Trinity Broadcast Network. The station was Jacksonville's first 24-hour station, but never generated a large viewership and was sold in 1990 for approximately $3 million.
Community
McGehee was a founding member and long-time DeaconDeacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
at the San Jose Church of Christ.
He was active in civic endeavors in Jacksonville, serving as a trustee for Wolfson Children's Hospital, including a term as chairman; Bolles School
Bolles School
The Bolles School is a private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It has a lower school , a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jacksonville area, and enrolls about 1,800 students a year. The school was founded in 1933 as...
board chairman; a National Paper Trade Association director; president of the Georgia Christian School and Home in Valdosta
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588...
; Vice President of the North Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
; and Director of the now defunct Flagship Banks of Jacksonville.
The McGehee Auditorium at the Bolles School was dedicated in 1976, a gift from Ann and Frank McGehee.
He and his wife established the Frank and Ann McGehee Endowment with the Community Foundation in Jacksonville to award grants to worthy non-profit organizations.