Don Browne (May 30, 1943 [1] – August 29, 2023) [2] was an American media executive who was president of Telemundo following a tenure at NBC News. [3]
Browne was born in Toms River, New Jersey, on May 30, 1943, [4] [5] and was educated at Toms River High School (since renamed Toms River High School South and Bordentown Military Institute, before enrolling at the University of South Carolina. [6] [7] He began his career with CBS & ABC before joining NBC in 1979, as a news bureau chief in Miami. In 1989, he became an executive with NBC News, first working on the Today show and then as an executive vice president of NBC News. [8] He was later named president and general manager of WTVJ, the NBC affiliate in Miami, before his leadership of Telemundo began in 2005. [8] He retired in 2011. [8]
Browne married Maria Josefa Junquera in 1981; they had two children. [7] She died from cancer in 2021. Shortly thereafter, Browne himself was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which he died from on August 29, 2023, at the age of 80. [8]
Don Browne (May 30, 1943 [1] – August 29, 2023) [2] was an American media executive who was president of Telemundo following a tenure at NBC News. [3]
Browne was born in Toms River, New Jersey, on May 30, 1943, [4] [5] and was educated at Toms River High School (since renamed Toms River High School South and Bordentown Military Institute, before enrolling at the University of South Carolina. [6] [7] He began his career with CBS & ABC before joining NBC in 1979, as a news bureau chief in Miami. In 1989, he became an executive with NBC News, first working on the Today show and then as an executive vice president of NBC News. [8] He was later named president and general manager of WTVJ, the NBC affiliate in Miami, before his leadership of Telemundo began in 2005. [8] He retired in 2011. [8]
Browne married Maria Josefa Junquera in 1981; they had two children. [7] She died from cancer in 2021. Shortly thereafter, Browne himself was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which he died from on August 29, 2023, at the age of 80. [8]