Background
Brown, Hershel M. was born on January 7, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul and Sarah (Magil) Brown.
Brown, Hershel M. was born on January 7, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul and Sarah (Magil) Brown.
Student, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1940—1942. Bachelor of Science in Business, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1944. Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1947.
Reporter, editorial writer, music critic, Globe Times, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1947-1948; rewrite assistant to Sunday editor, music critic, Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1949-1950; advertising copywriter, account executive, plans board chairman, vice president/executive supervisor, Al Paul Lefton Company Inc., Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, 1950-1968; public, Register News, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1968-1996; president, Lorraine Public Inc., Bordentown, New Jersey, 1968-1996.
Vice president, trustee Jenkintown (Pennsylvania) Music School. Public relations director Co-Opera Company Philadelphia, 1950-1957. Board member Farnsworth Avenue Revitalization Project, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1984-1990.
Member artists selection committee Community Concerts Bordentown, Inc., 1982-1996. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member of American Newspaper Guild, Merchandising Executives Club Chicago, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Lorraine Rose Blofson, April 21, 1944. Children: Susan R., Stephen J.(deceased), Adam L.