Keynote speaker: Mr. Doug Myrland General Manager KPBS Mr. Myrland's speech: Gala Dinner/Dance May 13, 2000 Doug Myrland has served as KPBS general manager since February 1993. In this position Myrland has overall responsibility for the operating budgets of KPBS Television and Radio as well as the stations' on-air activities and the content of KPBS' On Air magazine. Myrland's specific duties include supervising the six members of the KPBS Management Council, developing and monitoring long range strategic and marketing plans and representing the stations in the community.
Prior to February 1993, Myrland served as KPBS marketing and communications manager. In that position he was responsible for overseeing all fund-raising and promotion for the stations. Myrland came to San Diego in 1991 from Minneapolis where he was director for broadcast and affiliate services/director of marketing for American Public Radio (now Public Radio International). Prior to that he worked at KJZZ-FM in Phoenix, Arizona as program director/operations manager. Myrland graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a bachelor of science in business administration. He is currently a member of the downtown San Diego Rotary Club and a Member of the Balboa Park Committee of 100, as well as serving as the chair of the Higher Education Telecommunications Consortium and on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Mountain Network. Top of Page

Takk for maten speaker: Roy Tobin

Roy W. Tobin, Captain United States Navy (retired), was born in California to a family of "Celto-Germanic ancestry, the largest part of which was Norwegian." Raised in the rural San Joaquin Valley he attended public schools and colleges before enlisting in the Navy in 1966. Captain Tobin says he never considered himself a true volunteer as his Army draft notice reached him in Boot Camp.

He was assigned to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island following recuit training and commissioned an Ensign in December of 1966. He served the next several years at sea in minesweepers, frigates, destroyers, amphibious ships and cruisers as Chief Engineer or Executive Officer. These years took him to most parts of the World.

From 1985-1988 he commanded the USS KINKAID (DD 965). He then served one year as Director of Operations for the Middle East Task Force before commanding the USS JASON (AR 8). During the Gulf War he took Jason to the Northern Persian Gulf where the ship became involved in repairs to the two US warships which struck mines and in reopening the Kuwaite port of Ash Shwaiba.

Captain Tobin's last four years in the Navy were as Commander South West Regional Maintenance Center, responsible for maintenance to Navy ships in San Diego. He retired in June 1997 after 31 years of service, 19 of which had been sea duty. His decorations include the Legion of Merit (three awards) and the Bronze Star. His favorite decoration is the Sea Service Deployment ribbon (six awards).

Captain Tobin lives with Marilyn, his wife of 39 years, in Encinitas. They have two children, Dr. Joshua Tobin of Phoenix and Amanda Tobin Schleef of Eureka. Since retirement, Tobin has busied himself with reading, writing, learning and travel. He is the current Vice President of Norge Lodge, Sons of Norway, a student in Erling Nyhammer's Norwegian language class and a member of San Diego Mennskor.

Captain Tobin can be reached at IsaiahBT@aol.com."

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Master of Ceremonies: Andrea Naversen

Andrea Naversen has been a longtime San Diego newscaster, as well as network correspondent, newspaper reporter, magazine editor and author. She co-anchored the KUSI "News at Ten Weekend Edition" for nearly six years. She also anchored for many years at KFMB-TV in San Diego, as well as FOX News in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Andrea was a network correspondent for CBS and ABC News in New York and L.A., covering major stories all over the United States and abroad. Her reports appeared on the "CBS Evening News", "Sunday morning", "Good morning America", and "World News This Morning", as well as "Newsbrief" and "Business Brief".

 Andrea began her journalism career as a newspaper reporter for "The Plain Dealer" in Cleveland, Ohio, where she covered the police beat, courts and education. At the same time she was a stringer for "Time" and "Business Week" magazines. Later, she became associate editor of "Pittsburgher Magazine".

Her first television job was with WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, where she was a general assignment reporter, and later headed up the station's consumer investigative unit.

After settling in San Diego in 1988, she co-authored a book with her brother, Ken, called "Beautiful America's San Diego", now in its second printing.   

Andrea is married to Derk Wait, a Delta Air Lines pilot. They have a six-year-old son, Tyler. (And, yes, Andrea is a soccer mom).   

She devotes much of her time to the Del Mar Unit of Children's Hospital Auxiliary. She conceived and co-chaired a fundraiser called, "Hats Off to Children", which has raised tens of thousands of dollars to benefit Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego.   

Andrea has also emceed countless events for Casa de Amparo, the San Diego Aerospace Museum, and other organizations. And she's on the honorary board of Special Olympics for San Diego County.

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