- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Walter J. Brown (1903-1995)
- Creator:
- Brown, Tad
- Date of Original:
- 2004-02-06
- Subject:
- Journalists--Washington (D.C.)
Executives--Washington (D.C.)
Broadcasters--Washington (D.C.)
Philanthropists--Washington (D.C.)
Brown, Walter J. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Walter J. Brown. Brown was a journalist and a pioneer broadcaster. After managing his own news bureau in Washington, D.C., through the 1930s, Brown worked in the offices of economic stabilization and war mobilization in U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. He also worked in the secretary of state's office under U.S. president Harry S. Truman. After these appointments, Brown moved to South Carolina, where he founded Spartan Communications, Inc., a radio and television company. Brown served as its chairman and chief executive officer.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/walter-j-brown-1903-1995/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Walter J. Brown (1903-1995)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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