Mark Gage Stroman, the entertainment advertising strategist who was an early hire at the fledging Fox Broadcasting Co., died Feb. 22 due to complications from COVID. He was 58.
Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing. After beginning his career at KOFY-TV in San Francisco, where he was born and raised, Stroman was hired as one of the original 35 employees for the Fox Broadcasting Co. team when Rupert Murdoch boldly launched the nation’s fourth broadcast network in 1986.
During his 16-year tenure at Fox and News Corp, Stroman worked with major national brands such as Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Polaroid, Levi’s, Sprint and Visa to create promotions for the company. He also played a major part in launching ad campaigns for several Fox shows such as “Family Guy,” “Married… with…
