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Herb Muschel
View on WikipediaHerbert Muschel (died November 1, 2003) was an American businessman and publisher who founded the newspaper PR Newswire.
Key Information
Early life and education
[edit]Muschel was born in the Lower East Side in Manhattan. He graduated at New York University with a degree in journalism.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1954, he founded PR Newswire, which was a cutting edge service that once distributed corporate financial news at a time when the Federal Communications Commission allowed only AT&T and Western Union to send printed messages to a third person. In 1971, Muschel sold PR Newswire to Western Union.[2]
He died on November 1, 2003, at 85 in New York City.[3][2]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Herbert Muschel, 85; Founded Press Release Service PR Newswire". Los Angeles Times. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b Abelson, Reed (2003-11-05). "Herbert Muschel, 85, Founder Of Service for Corporate News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Herbert Muschel". Variety. 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
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