Charlie Brotman, who helped launch the public relations agency Brotman/Winter/Fried, turns 96
The man with a ringside seat for much of the last century of Washington history celebrates his 96th birthday at the end of 2023.
According to The Washington Times, that history “is on display on the wall of beloved Washington announcer Charlie Brotman’s room at the Silver Spring, Maryland, assisted-living home where he resides these days. There are photos of him with presidents Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton and others from his days as the public address voice for 12 presidential inaugurations.
“Mixed in are photos of Brotman with such sports legends as Ted Williams, Gil Hodges, and Sugar Ray Leonard. There’s a picture of Brotman holding up home plate at the final baseball game at RFK Stadium. A Washington Senators program cover from the days he was the announcer and promotions director of the baseball team that left the city in 1960. When that happened, Brotman helped start the legendary public relations company Brotman/Winter/Fried.
“A sporting event, a business opening, a speech to be made — there was Brotman, in one role or another. In some ways, he was the Zelig of Washington, to be found somewhere in photos that chronicled life in the nation’s capital.
“He was welcomed pretty much everywhere.”
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IMAGE: Brotman was public address announcer for 12 presidential inaugurations.
