Les Brown (politician)

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Les Brown
William Kopp
Succeeded byRay Miller
Personal details
Born
Leslie Calvin Brown

(1945-02-17) February 17, 1945 (age 79)
Miami, Florida, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
OccupationPolitician, motivational speaker
Websitelesbrown.com

Leslie Calvin Brown (born February 17, 1945) is an American politician and motivational speaker. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981.[1]

Early life

Brown was born with his twin brother, Wesley, in

mentally retarded" in grade school, which damaged his self-esteem and confidence.[2]

Professional life

According to many of Brown's speeches, when he first decided to get his life into order, he went to a radio station he was repeatedly unsuccessful with his speeches. It was only after the on-air failures of the previous afternoon DJ that he was hired full-time. Upon his termination from the radio station, he ran for election in the

Ohio State Legislature, he shifted his career to television and became a host on PBS.[citation needed
]

From September to November 1993, he hosted a talk show, The Les Brown Show.[3][4][5]

Brown was on KFWB in California for a daily syndicated radio program from 2011 to 2012.[6]

Personal life

Brown married Gladys Knight in 1995. They divorced in 1997.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Leslie C. Brown | Ohio Statehouse". www.ohiostatehouse.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "George Washington Williams Room – Legislators". The Ohio Statehouse. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Less Les? (The Les Brown Show)". HighBeam Research. December 6, 1993. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Freeman, Mike (January 3, 1994). "King World Productions replaces 'The Les Brown Show' with 'Rolonda Watts'". HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "Les Brown Quotes". Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Les Brown Exits KFWB". All Access. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Gladys Knight Weds Les Brown. Johnson Publishing Company. October 9, 1995.
  8. ^ "Pain and Glory". People. Vol. 48, no. 23. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

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