b'Marketer Member News(Mar 3) Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said AIG(Apr 12) Three Somali 25 Years Ago took huge, irresponsible risks.pirates that hijacked1999 (Spring/April WPMN) WPMA (Mar 9) Exactly 17 months after all-time high of 14,164the AmericanPresident Eerkes from Tri-City Oil inon October 9, 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Averagefreighter MaerskKennewick, WA, shared hisbottomed out at 6,547 during the late-2000s recessionAlabama and(WPMAEXPO) experience with his and then began to rise quickly. kidnapped her captain,son Christopher and new wife. (Mar 13) A report by the Federal Reserve said that USwere killed in a sniperSteve Forbes led an all-star lineup of excellent speak-operation authorized families lost a record 18% of their wealth in 2008. ers, and the trade show was filled the entire time. (Mar 15) AIG announced it wouldby President Obama,Yes, the walk to the beautiful new convention center freeing Captain Philips pay $450 million in bonuses towas long, but well worth itWe recognized a true top executives despite its centraland ending a multi-daySpring 1999 WPMN Coverleader in our industry with the induction of Kent Johnson role in the global financialstandoff between the USinto the WPMA Hall of FameIn an industry filled with meltdown and despite receivingNavy and the pirates. mergers, acquisitions, and market withdrawals, we had a $173 billion government (Apr 18) Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist,our best attendance everRemember the story of the bailout. A massive public outcrywas sentenced by an Iranian court to eight years inhot dog salesman? He was hard of hearing, followed, with Obama callingprison on charges she allegedly engaged in espionage.so he had no radio, he had trouble with AIG greedy and reckless. She was released the following month, after an appealshis eyes, so he read no newspapers. BUT (Mar17) The Seattle Post Intelligencer ended publication,court reduced and suspended her sentence. HE SOLD GOOD HOT DOGS. He advertised; (Apr 24) The World Health Organization called the reportedAPR/Springhe bought a bigger stove. He increased just two weeks after the Rocky Mountain News of Denver, Colorado shut down.cases of swine flu in Mexico and the US a public health1999 WPMNhis meat and bun orders. And people emergency of international concern.ClipsboughtHis son said. Havent you been (Apr 27) Air Force One photo op controversy: An Air Forcereading the newspapers or listening to (Mar 18) NM became the 15th state to abolish the death penalty. One back-up plane and an F-16 fighter jet flew atthe radio? Things are tough in our industry. And it is going (Mar 22) After emitting steam and volcanicapproximately 1,000 feet over Lower Manhattan, in ato get worseSo the father cut down on his meat and ash for weeks, Alaskas Mount Redoubtphoto opportunity organized by the US Departmentbun orders. He took down his signs, he did not replace his erupted explosively for the first time in 20 years.of Defense. Citizens, who have not been informed ofequipment. And sales fell almost overnight. You see, Chris, 2009 April: The unemployment rate hit 9% for the firstthis a unique association of great people. None of us want the event, were alarmed due to fears of a repeat of the time since September 1983; it would not drop belowSeptember 11 attacks.to see our sales fall. And this is why our convention was 9% again until late 2011. such a success.WPMA News / Spring 202429'