Interview 13445 – Caption Index: 305
What should the veterinarian’s role be in conservation?… Read More
What should the veterinarian’s role be in conservation?… Read More
So did you ever plan special events specifically for them to cover?… Read More
Well, we invited them to all special events and we would have at least one event a year that was nothing but a media appreciation event where we would invite them in. They wouldn’t be expected to do anything other than show up and maybe have some good food and… Read More
Trying to always be available when they came. And if they had a slow news day, we would find something for them. Read More
I viewed the media as an ally to be kept at sort of arms length. And don’t ever trust the videographer who’s got his camera in your face to say, well, now this is off the record because seems like nothing ever ends up off the record. But no, you… Read More
How did you nurture the relationship?… Read More
How did you view the media?… Read More
When I was a director and looking at monthly statements, I could have told you within a 10th of a percent, now I will tell you that it’s probably about 15%. So the other, the 85% has to come from all of this. Well, the gate and the city, the… Read More
What kind of broad per percentages would you say that this endowment that you help to build gives to the zoo as opposed to donations or other things?… Read More
How much of the percent of the zoo’s operating budget do you think the endowment is helping?… Read More
Prior to that, we’ve had Wells Fargo advisors. We’ve had written house investments out of Philadelphia. We’ve had some very good investment people, and you never can stop learning about that. Now we talked about the zoo in general, with financing. Read More
Well, your personal investing help in your role as head of the endowment?… Read More
It’s all grown, I think pretty much the same way. I had some mutual funds that I was invested in through a 401k plan early on, but since I’ve been involved with the zoo and I’ve been exposed to some very good managers. And I’ve come to realize that asset… Read More
Me personally, or for the endowment?… Read More
Do you feel that because many people of influence and money knew that Gladys Porter and the Sams Foundation were subsidizing the zoo, that they didn’t feel they needed to give money?… Read More
In the beginning, that was true through the ’80s, up until ’80, I would say that was true. After 1982, ’83, they started to realize that the foundations were not going to be able to provide the support we needed in order to grow. And so that’s when we started… Read More
Yeah, one couple gave us a half a million dollars that we had no idea was hanging out there. And came about because the lady’s father had died and had left them a very large estate and they were gonna have a state tax issues. And they felt they’d rather… Read More
Were there any surprise donations?… Read More
I mean, we know Gladys Porter and the Sams would give you money, but outside of them, were there any surprise donations?… Read More
But the shrimp industry then said, what can we do to help balance this out?… Read More