Aydlotte Bids Adieu Aydlotte Bids Adieu Aydlotte & Cartwright's President and Chief Creative Director Bill Aydlotte resigned from the company July 30, 1999. "I founded this company back in 1985 with my partner and later my wife, Jeane Cartwright," says Aydlotte. "It is with great sadness that I am leaving A&C. Jeane and I are in the process of a divorce and while this is a private matter, I have found it impossible to remain with the company under the current circumstances." Aydlotte adds, "An attempt to sell the company was blocked by the A&C board of directors, thus I have no further recourse but to resign. I reluctantly leave behind a host of wonderful employees and clients." The future of the agency is still in discussion. Further details of Aydlotte's departure have not been made public.

Aydlotte & Cartwright have been named a National Finalist in the 1999 Silver Microphone Awards. The competition is designed to select the best local and regional radio, commercial, and audio programs created by advertising agencies, production companies, and radio stations in the United States. A commercial campaign created for the University of Cincinnati was named a National Finalist in the miscellaneous category. Wally Stoneman, Senior Copywriter, wrote and directed the creative spot. Rich Goidel was responsible for the original music production, and Stuart Culpepper provided vocal talent. Bill Aydlotte served as Creative Director. The Silver Microphone Award competition is open to more than 40,000 advertising agencies, production studios, and radio stations in the United States. Entries in the 33 categories were judged for creativity, production quality, copywriting, talent, and overall effectiveness.