Background
Brown, Willet Henry was born on July 28, 1905 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joel E. and Gertrude (Ransom) Brown.
Brown, Willet Henry was born on July 28, 1905 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joel E. and Gertrude (Ransom) Brown.
Assistant general manager, Don Lee Inc., 1932-1933;
executive vice president, Don Lee Broadcasting System, Hollywood, California, 1933, 48;
president, Don Lee Broadcasting System, Hollywood, California, 1949-1958;
vice-president, director, Don Lee Broadcasting System division Radio-Keith-Orpheum Teleradio Pictures, Inc., 1950-1958;
president, Thomas S. Lee Enterprises, Inc., 1947-1950;
president, Pacific States Investment Corporation, since 1948;
president, WHB Broadcasting Company, since 1983;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, The Brown Organisation, since 1990. President Laurie Leasing Corporation, Don Lee Realty, Hillcrest Motor Company.
Owner, president Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security) Inc. (Stations Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security)-FM, KPOP-AM, San Diego, since 1962, Station KXOA-FM, since 1970, Station KXOA-AM, since 1978, Sacramento, California, Station KKSF-FM, San Francisco, since 1987). Senior partner Brown Broadcasting Company (Stations KYNO-FM, KJFX-AM), Fresno, California, since 1984, Station KKAT-FM, Salt Lake City, 1985-1990, KKNW-FM, Seattle, since 1990, Station KQPT-FM, Sacramento, since 1993).
Senior partner Keys Mountain Company, since 1987. Founding member, director Mutual Broadcasting System. Consultant Radio-Keith-Orpheum General, Inc.
Member Los Angeles Yacht Club, University Club, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Balboa Bay Club, Bel Air Country Club, Beach Club, St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco).
Married Betty Jane Rhodes, September 29, 1948. 1 child, Laurie Kim Brown Blake. Children by previous marriage: Patricia, Michael, Peter.