Background
Codel, Martin was born on May 18, 1902 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maurice and Sarah Codel.
Codel, Martin was born on May 18, 1902 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maurice and Sarah Codel.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1924. Post-graduate work 1924-1925.
Began career as reporter for the Duluth News-Tribune, 1917-1918, Hibbing (Minnesota) Tribune, 1918-1921. University of Michigan correspondent Detroit Journal, 1921-1922, Detroit News, 1922-1925. With Associate Press, New York, 1925-1926, United States Daily, Washington, District of Columbia, 1926-1928, N. American Newspaper Alliance, 1928-1930.
Organizer, 1930, and manager Radio News Bureau. Founder, 1931, public until 1944 of Broadcasting Magazine. Director of information for Mediterranean Area for American Red Cross 1943.
Founder and publisher Television Digest and Electronics Reports, 1945-1959. Consultant on television and radio, 1959-1973.
Member advisory committee Institute for Education by Radio and television, Ohio State University Surveyed African television potentials, Radio Corporation of America, 1960. Member Phi Sigma Delta, Sigma Delta Chi. Clubs: National Press, Overseas Writers.
Married Ella April, July 1, 1927. Children: Sureva (Mistress Paul Y. Seligson), Martha, Nancy (deceased), Richard.