Mr. Clifford C.R. (Charles Randolph) Hood, a resident of Wyndmoor, accomplished tenor, Navy veteran, and founder of the advertising and public relations firm C.C.R. Hood and Co. Inc., passed away on March 30. He was 99.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Mr. Hood “served on a Navy supply ship during the Korean War and devised a more effective way for personnel and cargo to be moved between ships at sea”, his obituary said.

He promoted Dick Clark’s “Bandstand” and other shows for WFIL-TV in the 1950s and established his public relations firm in 1962. The firm “attracted a variety of clients that included Leary’s Bookstore in Philadelphia, Hatboro Federal Savings and the Rhodes Garden in Montgomery County”, according to his obituary.

A gifted vocalist, Mr. Hood won the Abbott and Costello Comedy Hour amateur TV critics contest in 1951 and became a principal tenor with the Savoy Co. amateur opera group from 1954 to 1958. He also served as onetime president and member of the Orpheus Club male choral society from 1962 to 2018, his obituary said.

A memorial service is to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. 19118. A reception is to follow.

Donations in his name may be made to the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, Box 22464, Philadelphia, Pa. 19110.

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