Our Town With Host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

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 Ockersha