Educated at Fresno State University, Veldon Leverich served as chief engineer at KGO Radio from 1972 to 1981.
He followed that with a stretch as director of engineering for Mapleton Communications’ four stations.
For many years, Leverich ran Taber Manufacturing and Engineering, a small company that designed and built the “Taberaser”, a high-end bulk eraser for audiotape used in radio stations and recording studios.
From 2008 onward, Leverich served as chief engineer for the Salem Media Group cluster in Sacramento. He retired in 2020.