Background
Andrews, Ralph Herrick was born on December 17, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Karl and Sylvia Angelica (Lorenzen Barth).
Andrews, Ralph Herrick was born on December 17, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Karl and Sylvia Angelica (Lorenzen Barth).
Born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, Andrews worked as a radio disc jockey before becoming a studio page at National Broadcasting Company and working as an apprentice to Ralph Edwards. After an approach by Senator Bob Dole, Andrews joined the Republican National Committee as Director of Education and Training, with responsibility for providing media and television training to Republican candidates. In 1977, he was one of three candidates in a special election for the legislative seat from California"s 22nd State Senatorial District.
This followed on from similar print columns, originally in a local newspaper and then in a paper he purchased and published himself (The Harbor News, Ventura, California).
He was also active in promoting nuclear energy as a solution to global warming. Andrews was involved in education at University of California, Los Angeles Extension and Rio Hondo College, teaching television and film production courses at both institutions.
On October 16, 2015, Andrews died of Alzheimer"s disease in Ventura, California at the age of 87.
From 1998 to 2001 Andrews wrote an opinion blog expounding on his mostly conservative-Republican views.
Candidate for Congress, 1972. National director education and training Republican National Committee, Washington, 1972 (Presidential commendation).
Married Margaret Ann Belt, February 5, 1951 (divorced 1977). Married Aleksandra Vaz vel Wezykowska, June 1, 1986. Children: William, Herrick, Phyllis, Patrice, Peter, James, Jakub, Matthew.