| Start Date | 1979-00-00 |
| End Date | 1990-00-00 |
| Executive | yes |
| Notes | Channell operated a motel in West Virginia until 1979 when he became a major national fund-raiser for conservative causes. He founded or controlled numerous conservative organizations, including two political action committees, a tax-exempt foundation and Western Goals, an organization co-founded by the John Birch Society. |