Interview no. 1478

Robert Wingo was born in Columbus, Ohio but spent the majority of his life in El Paso, Texas. Robert attended elementary and high school in El Paso. After graduating from high school, Robert was drafted into the Vietnam War. After the serving his time in the Vietnam War, Robert attended The University of Texas at El Paso and in 1973 he got his BBA in Marketing. While attending UTEP, Robert worked for BDM Corporation on Fort Bliss. After graduating, Robert started working for Billy the Kid and ended up as the VP of Advertising. In 1983, the company was sold and Robert went to work with Dave Sanders at Sanders Advertising, which became Sanders/Wingo Advertising Agency. Robert is active on various boards such as, The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Black Chamber of Commerce, College of Business Advisory Board, Wells Fargo Advisory Bank Board, the Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Board, TexasOne Board for the state, which is a State Economic Development Board for Texas, the Martin Luther King Memorial Board, which is building a National Monument in Washington DC in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 2009, Robert’s company was voted the African American Agency of the year by Black Enterprise. Robert’s wife Paulette Wingo is an educator and author of a book titled, Learning Doesn’t Have to be Complicated. Robert believes that the city of El Paso has a very bright future and he can see El Paso growing into its potential