Michael A Braun

10 years and 29 years

Seven grandchildren, five boys and two girls, Three in Texas, one in Florida and three in Warren.

Older sister Shirley on Connecticut
Second older sister Eileen in Illinois
Older step-sister Sylvia passed away several years ago

Mr Barron, Mrs Zlotnick, Mrs Gagliardi, Mrs Nuen (ALL my English teachers, hmmmm, maybe why I'm a reporter?). Mr Burns, Mrs Klinger.

Youngstown State

Reporter, editor: Lisbon Morning Journal, 1977-1980
Reporter, rewrite, copy desk, columnist (created the Outdoor page in 1985 and wrote a weekly column for 20 years), designer: Youngstown Vindicator, 1980-2005
Designer, breaking/live news reporter, Fort Myers News-Press/Naples Daily News and for the USA Today Network.
Covered Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Irma in 2017, Michael in 2018 and Isabella in 2019. AND Ian in 2022!
Named managing editor, WGCU Public Media, August 2022.

Sirius XM/ Classic Albums channel, jazz and folk rock channels

Trips to Ireland (tour the whiskey distilleries) and Italy (see friends and check out all those places and foods Stanley Tucci talked about).

Divorced twice (different wives, lol), 1990 and 2021.

Graduated YSU, journalism, 1977, editor-in-chief of The Jambar 1976-77. Also worked at the YSU bookstore 1973-75

My school story is more high school-oriented. About 10 years or more after graduating I was at a store in Austintown and I passed by Mrs. Zlotnick (My FRESHMAN 1969 English teacher). She called me by NAME, without prompting. I was impressed because I certainly wasn't one of the standout students in her class.