Adrian Cronauer

Adrian Cronauer (born September 8, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former United States Air Force sergeant and radio personality best known as the inspiration for the 1987 Robin Williams film Good Morning, Vietnam.The Real Life of Adrian CronauerAdrian Cronauer: Air Force Radio Announcer in Vietnam at HistoryNet.com
==Background in radio==
Cronauer began his broadcasting career at the age of 12, as a guest for a Pittsburgh-area children's amateur hour.Famous and Prominent Mensans He attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped found the forerunner of the university's college radio station WPTS.
==Military service==
Cronauer co-authored the original story for the film Good Morning, Vietnam, which was based on his experiences in the Vietnam War, where he served from 1965-1966.Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies 34.1 (2004) 10-11 His program was known as the "Dawn Buster". A subsequent special program on National Public Radio about the role of the American Forces Vietnam Network (military radio and television) earned Cronauer a 1992 Ohio State Award and two 1991 Gold Medals from the New York Radio Festival.
==Personal life==
Cronauer earned a master's degree in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research in New York City and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Cronauer's law practice concentrated in information and communications law. He was also the head of an advertising agency. Later he worked as a special assistant to the Director of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.Adrian Cronauer is Conference Speaker!
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