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Harvard University.
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Nick Arundel
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Arundel covered Washington, District of Columbia as a correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System News and later The White House for United Press International. He was Chairman and Publisher of the 17 Times Community Newspapers and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of Virginia Communications. Arundel died at his beloved Merry Oak Farm near The Plains, Virginia on February 8, 2011.
He was 83, and was named the Outstanding Virginian of 2011 by the Virginia General Assembly.
Board Member, Virginia Higher Education Business Council
Board Member, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
Member, Monticello Founders Board
Board Member, National Sporting Library
Board Member, Waterford Foundation
Founding Chairman and Trustee, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Foundation
Board Member, Americans at War Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia
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The founder of Arundel Communications (now ArCom) based near Dulles Airport, he originated in American journalism the concept of 24-hour news cycle All-news radio format at Washington radio station WAVA-FM in 1960. Founder of Great Meadow and President, Great Meadow Foundation, The Plains, Virginia Company-Founder and first Board Chairman, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Company-Founder of United States. Marine Corps Heritage Center, Quantico, Virginia Company-Founder of National Press Foundation and Washington Journalism Center Company-Founder and Past President, Piedmont Environmental Council Company-Founder and Past President, Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), Washington, District of Columbia Company-Founder and Past President, African Wildlife Leadership Foundation Founder and Chairman, Morningside Training Farm, The Plains, Virginia.
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