lesw waas

Les Waas has been President of Waas, Inc., an advertising agency for 45 years and is owner of New Sounds, a creative service specializing in jingles and humorous commercials.

Les has written and produced 973 jingles for such advertisers as "Mr. Softee" Holiday Inn, U.S. Coast Guard, Kiddie City, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Department of Virginia Tourism and the longest-continuously-running jingle in advertising, the Melrose Diner.
He's a member of American Federation of Television He was a World War II B-17 pilot. He lives in Huntingdon Valley, PA and has been married to Sylvia for 50 years. They have two children and three grandchildren.

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Les Waas was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers "Hall of Fame" on November 18, 2005.