As a result, he quit and took the New York State Troopers exam before becoming Chief of staff for Buffalo Common Council President George Arthur for two years. Brown was disappointed with his advancement potential in this position. Early career Īfter college, Brown worked for Bristol-Myers for a year as a regional sales representative, a job that came with a respectable salary and employee benefits such as an expense account and a company car. He subsequently completed a certificate program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard University's John F. While he had considered a potential medical career, Brown graduated in 1983 with a dual Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism. He played a year of Junior Varsity basketball as a 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) guard. Īfter graduating from August Martin High School, Brown attended Buffalo State College. Brown and his sister, Andrea, were the first generation in his family to attend college. Brown attended Public School 134 in Hollis, junior high school PS 109, and August Martin High School, where he played the trumpet in the high school band. īrown was a Boy Scout at Hollis Presbyterian Church in Queens and was also active in the Central Queens YMCA (now called Jamaica YMCA). As a Queens resident, he was a New York Mets and New York Knicks fan. He grew up on 200th Street between 100th and 104th Avenues and has several relatives still in the area. 9.1 2021 Buffalo Mayoral general electionīrown was raised in Hollis in a duplex his family shared with his grandparents, who were immigrants from the Caribbean island of Montserrat.After several roles as a legislative aide, he was appointed to the Erie County cabinet-level Director of Equal Employment Opportunity post. He began his political career performing as an aide to local representatives in several legislative bodies (Buffalo Common Council, Erie County Legislature and New York State Assembly) and later became involved in a regional political organization. He rose to elected office after serving in a variety of political roles. He was the first African-American politician elected to the New York State Senate to represent a district outside New York City and the first member of any minority race to represent a majority white New York State Senate district.īrown was born and raised in Queens, New York. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council. He has served as Buffalo's 62nd mayor since January 2006, and is the City's first African-American mayor. Green is executive producer.Byron William Brown II (born September 24, 1958) is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo, New York. “The Year: 2021” is produced by ABC News.
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Carter, TV host Brett Erlich and actor and “Love Island USA” narrator Matthew Hoffman, writer and podcast producer Danny Pellegrino and legal analyst Emily D. Additional appearances include country music star Jimmie Allen, actress Ryan Michelle Bathe, Kevin Frazier (“Entertainment Tonight”), television personality Katie Nolan, Olympian Michael Phelps, “The Undefeated” reporter Kelley L. The special will include ABC News’ “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir, “Good Morning America” co-anchors George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan and contributor Lara Spencer, “Nightline” co-anchors JuJu Chang and Byron Pitts, “This Week” co-anchor and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, host Tamron Hall, chief meteorologist Ginger Zee, chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl, congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, transportation correspondent Gio Benitez, correspondents Janai Norman and Kaylee Hartung, reporter Will Ganss and contributors Sarah Isgur and Yvette Simpson. “The Year: 2021” features reports on the history-defining events of the year, including breakthroughs in space exploration and vaccines, the race to save the planet from global warming, and how America continues to rebuild and reopen following two years of living in a pandemic, as well as the most talked about times in pop culture, such as milestones in movies and television. Watch the special on demand and on Hulu the day following the premiere. “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts anchors “ The Year: 2021” alongside a team of ABC News anchors and correspondents on MONDAY, DEC. With the country still fighting COVID-19, a groundbreaking inauguration, the Capitol insurrection, and continued protests for racial justice, 2021 proved to be a year unlike any other in modern-day history. As 2021 comes to a close, ABC News announced its annual two-hour primetime special highlighting the biggest moments of a historic year.
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