Ruth Hagy Brod

Background

Brod, Ruth Hagy was born on May 31, 1911 in New York City. Daughter of Abraham and Jeanette (Rapaport) Fleischman.

Education

Student Crane Junior College, 1928. Bachelor of Music, Chicago College Music, 1929.

Career

Daughter, Sybil Joan (Mistress Robert Lefferts). Married second, Lewis Hagy, 1932 (deceased). Married 3d, Ed Albert Thomas Brod, May 28, 1954.

News reporter New York Graphic, Chicago Daily American, Chicago Daily Times, Chicago Daily News, also radio reporting. Television editor General Federation Women’s Clubs magazine The Clubwoman. Western editor Macfadden movie and radio mags., Hollywood, 1936-1938.

Special feature writer, byline reporter Philadelphia Ledger, 1938-1941. Publicity director United Way Chest campaigns, also member women’s advisory board Executive Committee United States Savings Bond division United States Treasury, 1942-1946. Women’s editor Philadelphia Bulletin, then founder, director Civic Service Bureau, founder, director Philadelphia Bulletin Forum, also radio, television, from 1946.

Producer, moderator College News Conference, from 1952. President Ruth Hagy Produced and News Service, New York City, from 1962. Far East correspondent NBC, Radio Press International, others.

Director public information Job Orientation in Neighborhoods, City New York, unites states department Labor. Columnist, feature writer for North America Newspaper Alliance - Women’s News Service. Sponsor for Atlantic Council of the United States.

Vice president for Women’s affairs United Shareholders American National vice chairman 10th anniversary committee North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Membership

Member national board Women’s Medical College, Damon Runyon Memorial Fund. Member American Women Radio and Television Radio and Television Corrs., United States National Student Association (national finance chairman, senior adviser). Clubs: Overseas Press (chairman youth and student activities, organizer director 4th annual college editors conference sponsored by Readers Digest) (New York City).

Connections

Married Anatol Frikin, 1929 (deceased).; married second, Lewis Hagy, 1932 (deceased).

Father:

Abraham Fleischman

Mother:

Jeanette (Rapaport) Fleischman

Spouse:

Lewis Hagy

Spouse:

Anatol Frikin