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Charlie Brotman on Sugar Ray Leonard and success negotiating his first professional fight:"First professional fight, the youngster normally gets $400. That's just tradition and normal. We were able to negotiate with Baltimore for $40,000, considerably higher. We worked with him the rest of his 15 year career."Charlie Brotman, Public Relations Expert and Announcer of PresidentsA Ockershausen:	This is a special treat for Our Town for our million of listeners to have the most famous announcer in the history of the President of the United States, Charles Brotman, a native Washingtonian, grew up here, went to Tech High School, and fortunately moved to West Virginia at one time.Charlie Brotman:	At one time.Getting Started in BroadcastingA Ockershausen:	That's where he got started in broadcasting, as I recall.Charlie Brotman:	Correct. I went to the National Academy of Broadcasting.A Ockershausen:	And graduated.Charlie Brotman:	And graduated. It doesn't exist anymore, but it was on 16th Street.A Ockershausen:	Know it quite well, 16th and R Street. No, no. Higher there. Park Road.Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, in that area.A Ockershausen:	Charlie, did you get your first radio job in West Virginia?Charlie Brotman:	Ronceverte, West Virginia.A Ockershausen:	Wow.Charlie Brotman:	When I graduated, they said they'll get me a job. At first, they said it was in Owosso, Michigan in the wintertime. I told the people who were going to move me to Michigan, I said basically, "I'm busy right now."A Ockershausen:	Call me.Charlie Brotman:	Finally, when all my friends went back to school in the summertime, that was fall, and I had nothing to do, I said, "I better see what's available." What was available was Ronceverte, West Virginia. That was near the Hotel Grand ... What was the name of that hotel?A Ockershausen:	Bedford Springs?Charlie Brotman:	No.A Ockershausen:	Something like that in West Virginia?Charlie Brotman:	No.A Ockershausen:	West Virginia? Wheeling? Anyway.Charlie Brotman:	That famous hotel.A Ockershausen:	Greenbrier?Charlie Brotman:	Greenbrier. That's it.A Ockershausen:	Wow. That's a resort. That's fabulous.Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, so I would go-A Ockershausen:	Did you live at the Greenbrier?Charlie Brotman:	I used the Greenbrier, played golf there, swam there like I was a guest.A Ockershausen:	That's the best.Charlie Brotman:	I interviewed, goodness gracious, the Prince of Wales. Is that possible?A Ockershausen:	Yeah, he could have been visiting there. Absolutely.Charlie Brotman:	Yeah. He was visiting the Greenbrier, and I had a little microphone and tape recorder that I put right behind a plant. I was interviewing the Prince of Wales. He said that he'd just gotten off a golf course. He says, "Don't tell anybody, but I gave myself some “gimmes” I would never have made.A Ockershausen:	That sounds like Bill Clinton. The Prince of Wales was King of England for a while.Charlie Brotman:	That's it.A Ockershausen:	He abdicated. He married a woman from the state of Virginia.  Charlie Brotman:	Yes.A Ockershausen:	Wallis Simpson.Charlie Brotman:	Correct.A Ockershausen:	We all know that, Charlies. We learn a lot.Charlie Brotman:	She was a really lovely lady.A Ockershausen:	I'll bet, being at the Greenbrier. That started you, and you've interviewed celebrities your whole life now, whether it was in live radio or over a PA system. Then you came to Washington and said, "I'm going to be in the PR business."Charlie Brotman:	Correct.A Ockershausen:	How'd that happen?Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, basically everything has a beginning and end. I hope the end isn't soon, but in any event, when I got into broadcasting, I decided that I wanted really to get into sports. That was my thing. I wanted to be a sports announcer.A Ockershausen:	Ah-ha, we share that.Washington Senators AnnouncerCharlie Brotman:	Yeah. Finally, when I went to Orlando,

Charlie Brotman on Sugar Ray Leonard and success negotiating his first professional fight: "First professional fight, the youngster normally gets $400. That's just tradition and normal. We were able to negotiate with Baltimore for $40,000, considerably higher. We worked with him the rest of his 15 year career." Charlie Brotman, Public Relations Expert and Announcer of Presidents A Ockershausen:	This is a special treat for Our Town for our million of listeners to have the most famous announcer in the history of the President of the United States, Charles Brotman, a native Washingtonian, grew up here, went to Tech High School, and fortunately moved to West Virginia at one time. Charlie Brotman:	At one time. Getting Started in Broadcasting A Ockershausen:	That's where he got started in broadcasting, as I recall. Charlie Brotman:	Correct. I went to the National Academy of Broadcasting. A Ockershausen:	And graduated. Charlie Brotman:	And graduated. It doesn't exist anymore, but it was on 16th Street. A Ockershausen:	Know it quite well, 16th and R Street. No, no. Higher there. Park Road. Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, in that area. A Ockershausen:	Charlie, did you get your first radio job in West Virginia? Charlie Brotman:	Ronceverte, West Virginia. A Ockershausen:	Wow. Charlie Brotman:	When I graduated, they said they'll get me a job. At first, they said it was in Owosso, Michigan in the wintertime. I told the people who were going to move me to Michigan, I said basically, "I'm busy right now." A Ockershausen:	Call me. Charlie Brotman:	Finally, when all my friends went back to school in the summertime, that was fall, and I had nothing to do, I said, "I better see what's available." What was available was Ronceverte, West Virginia. That was near the Hotel Grand ... What was the name of that hotel? A Ockershausen:	Bedford Springs? Charlie Brotman:	No. A Ockershausen:	Something like that in West Virginia? Charlie Brotman:	No. A Ockershausen:	West Virginia? Wheeling? Anyway. Charlie Brotman:	That famous hotel. A Ockershausen:	Greenbrier? Charlie Brotman:	Greenbrier. That's it. A Ockershausen:	Wow. That's a resort. That's fabulous. Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, so I would go- A Ockershausen:	Did you live at the Greenbrier? Charlie Brotman:	I used the Greenbrier, played golf there, swam there like I was a guest. A Ockershausen:	That's the best. Charlie Brotman:	I interviewed, goodness gracious, the Prince of Wales. Is that possible? A Ockershausen:	Yeah, he could have been visiting there. Absolutely. Charlie Brotman:	Yeah. He was visiting the Greenbrier, and I had a little microphone and tape recorder that I put right behind a plant. I was interviewing the Prince of Wales. He said that he'd just gotten off a golf course. He says, "Don't tell anybody, but I gave myself some “gimmes” I would never have made. A Ockershausen:	That sounds like Bill Clinton. The Prince of Wales was King of England for a while. Charlie Brotman:	That's it. A Ockershausen:	He abdicated. He married a woman from the state of Virginia. Charlie Brotman:	Yes. A Ockershausen:	Wallis Simpson. Charlie Brotman:	Correct. A Ockershausen:	We all know that, Charlies. We learn a lot. Charlie Brotman:	She was a really lovely lady. A Ockershausen:	I'll bet, being at the Greenbrier. That started you, and you've interviewed celebrities your whole life now, whether it was in live radio or over a PA system. Then you came to Washington and said, "I'm going to be in the PR business." Charlie Brotman:	Correct. A Ockershausen:	How'd that happen? Charlie Brotman:	Yeah, basically everything has a beginning and end. I hope the end isn't soon, but in any event, when I got into broadcasting, I decided that I wanted really to get into sports. That was my thing. I wanted to be a sports announcer. A Ockershausen:	Ah-ha, we share that. Washington Senators Announcer Charlie Brotman:	Yeah. Finally, when I went to Orlando,

Charlie Brotman, Public Relations Expert and Announcer of Presidents

From Wednesday, January 11, 2017: As inauguration nears, Thom chats with Charlie Brotman, the longtime announcer for the Inaugural Parade since 1957 who was replaced for this year by President-elect Trump. They also talk about his expansive career in D.C. sports.

From Wednesday, January 11, 2017: As inauguration nears, Thom chats with Charlie Brotman, the longtime announcer for the Inaugural Parade since 1957 who was replaced for this year by President-elect Trump. They also talk about his expansive career in D.C. sports.

Inaugural Parade announcer Charlie Brotman with Thom Loverro