Gene Walsh, who rose to head NBC’s Press & Publicity departments on both coasts during a three-decade career at the network, has died.
He was 87.Publicist Charlie Barrett said Walsh died September 1 of natural causes at his Burbank home.Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo GalleryWalsh joined NBC’s Press & Publicity department in New York in 1961 and worked in the magazine, trade and program publicity units.
He was promoted to head the 50-member department in 1973 and was named a VP at the network two years later. In 1977, he was transferred to Burbank and headed the 45-member Press & Publicity department there until his retirement in 1991.He was the architect of the 1975 publicity campaign credited with being a major
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