Mario Mullig, former business reporter and business editor of the Washington Observer-Reporter newspaper in Pennsylvania, died on Aug. 22 at the age of 91.
An obituary states, “Using the professional name Bob Coleman, Mario worked as a radio announcer and disc jockey at WCVI in Connellsville and WKIN and WACB in Kittanning. In 1955, Mario joined WJPA in Washington and was the host of ‘Midnight Merry-Go-Round.’ He also served as disc jockey at numerous teenage dances throughout the Washington area.
“He started working for the Observer Publishing Co. in 1965 as a reporter. From 1960 until 1972, he also served as information director for Citizens Library. Mario left the O-R in 1972 to become the communications director for the McGraw-Edison Power Systems Division, headquartered in Canonsburg. He was in charge of employee publications, the Canonsburg plant ‘Reporter’ and the division-wide magazine, “MEPSCOPE.” In 1979, he rejoined the O-R as a copy editor. From 1986 to 1997, he was a business editor and business writer. He concluded his career with the O-R, working part time as a layout editor and librarian until his retirement in 2009.”
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