Brewster,+Todd

Biographical Information:
Dates:  Dates in Ridgefield: mid-1990s

television and print journalist; magazine editor; non-fiction writer

Brewster’s career began at //American Heritage// magazine, and he later was a writer and editor at //Life Magazine//. He then joined ABC and, in addition to other assignments, became Washington Bureau Chief during the Gulf War. He was senior editorial producer of //The Century//, and, with Peter Jennings, Brewster co-authored //The Century for Young People// and //In Search of America//, both best-sellers. Brewster directed the 27-hour series, //The Century//, which appeared on both ABC and the History Channel; was nominated for two Emmys; and won the Overseas Press Club Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary. The book of that title, a companion to the series, was on //The New York Times// best-seller list for 45 weeks and has sold over 1.5 million copies. Currently he is the Director of Oral History at West Point. Brewster has written for //Time, Vanity Fair,// and //The New Republic.// He is a contributing writer to //Ridgefield Magazine.//

//The Century //, 1998 (with Peter Jennings) //In Search of America //, 2002 (with Peter Jennings)  //The Century for Young People//: //1961-1999: Changing America//, 2009 (with Peter Jennings)
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–Sources: Jack Sanders Who’s Who; Random House; //Military Trader Magazine;// [|www.depauw.edu]

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