Background
Petersen, Burton Bradford was born on October 19, 1927 in Omaha. Son of Burton Bradford and Marie Marguerite (Jensen) Petersen.
Petersen, Burton Bradford was born on October 19, 1927 in Omaha. Son of Burton Bradford and Marie Marguerite (Jensen) Petersen.
Bachelor of Science in Business, University Nebraska-Omaha, 1949.
Salesman advertising department, Omaha World Herald, 1951-1956; salesman advertising department, Denver Post, 1956-1959; with, Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1959; general manager, Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc., Los Angeles, 1960-1965; president, Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1965; chairman, Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc., since 1985. Director J. Walter Thompson Company.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Newspaper Classified Managers Association Lodges: Masons.
Married Marjorie Claire Chambers, September 4, 1948. Children: Bradford William, Craig Douglas.