Background
Halberstein, Joseph Leonard was born on March 10, 1923 in Piqua, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Mollie (Oberferst) Halberstein.
Halberstein, Joseph Leonard was born on March 10, 1923 in Piqua, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Mollie (Oberferst) Halberstein.
Bachelor in Journalism, Ohio State University, 1944. Postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1976.
Sportswriter, Columbus (Ohio) Citizen, 1943-1944; sports editor, Lima (Ohio) News, 1944-1949; circulation manager, Town and Village, New York City, 1950-1952; sports editor, managing editor, Wilmington (Delaware) Sunday Star, 1952-1954; wire editor, sports editor, Gainesville (Florida) Sun, 1955-1971; managing editor, associate editor, Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, Pennsylvania, 1971-1993; retired, Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, Pennsylvania, 1993. Lecturer various universities.
Board of directors American Red Cross, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 1971-1980, Congregation Beth El, Levittown, 1978-1985. Member Florida Sportswriters Association (president), Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Association (president), Society of Professional Journalists (greater Philadelphia chapter president 1981-1982), Pennsylvania Society of Newspaper Editors, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Lillian Friedman, August 9, 1964. Children: Richard Martin, Howard Louis.
