Background
Softness, John was born on November 7, 1930 in Brooklyn. Son of Burt H. and Ida (Kaiser) Softness.
Softness, John was born on November 7, 1930 in Brooklyn. Son of Burt H. and Ida (Kaiser) Softness.
Bachelor, University Miami, 1955.
Reporter Miami Herald, 1953. Reporter Station Miami TeleVision Journalism, Miami, Florida, 1954. Public relations director aviation department Shell Oil Corporation, New York City, 1958-1960.
President, chief executive officer The Softness Group, Inc., 1960-1991, chairman, 1992-1998. Special assistant to dean School Business University Miami, 1998-2000. Speechwriter Mayor Alex Penelas, Miami-Dale, Florida.
Special counselor to Brooklyn Borough president, 1966-1976. Adjunct professor communications arts St. John's University, 1981-1998. Adjunct professor speechwriting University Miami, 2006.
Counselor communications committee New York Heart Association. Member communications council University Miami.
Director Alliance for Ethical Government, Miami. Served to captain United States Air Force, 1955-1959. Member Public Relations Society of America, Pride and Alarm (chairman), Counselors' Academy.
Married Leona R. Softness (deceased). Married Carol Brady Blades. Children: Barney, David, Daniel.