in Business Administration and also served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
He appeared as an extra in Paul Newman’s Oscar-winning movie Hud, and also in an episode of the TV show Route 66.
Later on, he worked as a newscaster and disc jockey at KGNC, Amarillo, Texas; KOMA, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; WTIX, New Orleans, Louisiana; WFLA, Tampa, Florida.
[1] Mr. Hedlund is the founder and Chairman, Kultur International Films Ltd., an award-winning film company started in 1980 that distributes over 3,000 performing arts programs on home video.
In 1990 he created White Star Entertainment, producer of original programs for TV, and marketer of over 1,200 non-theatrical home video titles as well as 700 motor sports programs for TV and home video.