Background
Ball, Howard Lee was born on July 3, 1929 in Haskell, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Lee and Harriet (Stephens) Ball.
Ball, Howard Lee was born on July 3, 1929 in Haskell, New Jersey, United States. Son of Howard Lee and Harriet (Stephens) Ball.
Bachelor, Western Michigan University, 1951.
Newscaster Station WKMI, Kalamazoo, 1952-1956. Reporter Pompton Lakes (New Jersey) Bulletin, 1956-1958, Morning Call, Paterson, New Jersey, 1958-1960, Paterson News, 1960-1964, suburban editor, 1964-1967. News director Station WKER, Pompton Lakes, 1964-1968.
Bureau chief Morning Call, Paterson, 1967-1968. Editor Suburban Trends, Butler, New Jersey, 1968-1995. Director community affairs New Jersey Newspapers Company, 1995-1998.
Account executive WGHT, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, since 2001. Consultant editor Suburban Newspapers New Jersey, Paramus, 1986-1991. Adjunct professor Journalism, William Paterson College New Jersey.
Member Congressional Academy Committee, 8th District, New Jersey, since 1970, Special Advisory Committee, Sen. Leanna Brown, 1988. M/Sergeant National Guard, 1947-1956. Member Society Professional Journalists, New Jersey Press Association (Best Reporter award, 1970, 71), Sons of the American Revolution, Descendants of Founders of New Jersey, Tri Borough Chamber of Commerce (president, vice president), Tri-County Chamber of C. (vice president), Rotary (president Butler chapter).
Married Margaret Czinke, October 31, 1955 (divorced 1956). 1 child, Mark James Griffith. Married Diane Shwartz, July 27, 1957 (divorced 1970).
Children: Diane, Guy, Patricia, Stephanie.
