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Politicians in Radio and Television Broadcasting in Iowa

  Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) — also known as Edward Breen — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, March 18, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936; member of Iowa state senate, 1937-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFO radio station. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died, of cancer, June 15, 1978 (age 79 years, 89 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward J. Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen; brother of Maurice J. Breen; married, August 30, 1923, to Elizabeth Loomis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert M. L. Johnson (1921-2009) — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 6, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper reporter; radio and television newsman; mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1962-67; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1966; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1979-82; candidate for Iowa state senate 25th District, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club; Delta Phi Epsilon. Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, April 13, 2009 (age 88 years, 97 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Max L. Johnson and Nell (Lanphear) Johnson; married, July 20, 1941, to Edna Mae Haldy.
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