Bogdan M. Magnuszewski
Broadcaster
Born Apr. 25, 1911, Pleszew, Poland; came to U.S., 1946; son of Jan and Helena (Zeigner); married Janina (Narolska); chiId: John Ch.
Education: Master of Laws, University of Poznan (Poland), 1933; certificate, City College of New York (CCNY), 1951, and School of Radio Technique, New York City, 1954.
Career: associate judge, Municipal Court, Pleszew, and District Court, Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland), 1939; defense counsel, legal advisor, American Military Government, Bremen (Germany), 1945-46; social worker, Polish Immigrigration Committee, 1948, and National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1948-50, New York City; radio program producer, United States Information Agency (USIA), Voice of America, New York City and Washmgton (DC), 1950-80; Retired.
Member of: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.); Polish Vetserans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia; John Paul II Foundation; Friends of Hospicium.
Honors: September '39 Campaign Medal, Polish Govternment, 1993.
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign, 2nd lieutenant.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German.
Hobbies: law, music, history.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996