Background
Beckerman, Milton Bernard was born on September 3, 1917 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Harris and Rachel (Barnett) Beckerman.
Beckerman, Milton Bernard was born on September 3, 1917 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Harris and Rachel (Barnett) Beckerman.
Student, New York University, 1935-1937.
Publicity, public relations and advertising staff, Lewis A. Jacobs, Buffalo, 1937-1939; salesman, Bennett Brothers, Waycross, Georgia, 1939-1940; editor, Lyons (Georgia) Progress, 1940-1941; associate editor, Swainsboro (Georgia) Forest-Blade, 1940-1941; editor/public, Swainsboro (Georgia) Forest-Blade, 1946-1949; editor/public, Claxton (Georgia) Enterprise, 1949-1955; editor/public, Natchitoches (Louisiana) Enterprise, 1955-1959; business/finance editor, columnist, St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, 1959-1963; assistant to president, Greenbaum & Associations, St. Petersburg, 1963-1968; vice president, European Business School Tax Svc., St. Petersburg, 1968-1970; co-owner, Beckerman Associations, Inc., Madeira Beach, Florida, 1970-1996; associate, Lindsey-Beckerman Media Cons., Inc., since 1996; president, A Plus Wheelchair Transport, Inc., since 1996.
Vice president of the board directors Florida Philharmonic Society, St. Petersburg, 1960-1962;board directors American Cancer Society, Claxton, 1953-1955. Chairman Citizens Advisory Committee Elimination Slums/Blight, St. Petersburg, 1961-1963. Chairman of the board of trustees Gulf Beaches Public Library., Madeira Beach, 1966-1967.
Publicity chairman Pinellas County Democratic Party, St. Petersburg, 1965. Active boy Scouts American With United States Army, 1945-1946. Member Society Professional Journalists (chapter president 1960-1962), Florida Advertising Publications Association (life), Southeastern Advertising Publications Association (Herb Campbell award 1992), Indiana Free Papers of America, Association Free Cmty.
Papers, Florida Press Association, Georgia Press Association (W. Trox Bankston Trophy 1947, Theron S. Shope Trophy 1947, Sam W. Wilkes Trophy 1952-1953), Association of Free Newspapers (London), Syndicat National des Editeurs de Periodiques Gratuits (Paris).
Married Bernice Smith, August 29, 1937. Children: Jay Harry, Dorothy Ann, Dana Charles (deceased), Susan Joyce.