Les Brown rose from out of a poverty-stricken, special education childhood to be an award-winning public speaker

1. LES BROWN
(Rose From Out Of A Poverty-Stricken, Special
Education Childhood To Be An Award-Winning
Public Speaker)

2. Les Brown and his twin
brother were adopted by
Mamie Brown, a kitchen
worker and maid, shortly
after their birth in a
poverty-stricken Miami
neighborhood.

3. Because of his
hyperactivity and
nonstop jabber, Les was
mistakenly labeled
“educably mentally
retarded” and placed in
special education classes
for the learning disabled
right through to high
school.

4. Upon graduation, he
became a city sanitation
worker. But he had a
dream of being a disc
jockey. He listened,
practiced, a hairbrush
serving as his
microphone.

5. One day Les boldly went
to the station manager’s
office of the local radio
station during his lunch
break and told him he
wanted to be a disc
jockey.

6. The station manager
turned him down for his
lack of experience but
Les returned to the
station every day for a
week, asking if there
were any job openings.

7. Finally the station
manager gave in and took
him on as an errand boy
at no pay. Les did
whatever was asked of
him at the station and
more.

8. He watched and learned,
practiced and prepared
himself for the
opportunity that he knew
would present itself.

9. One day, a deejay was
drinking while on the air
and when the station
manager called for a
replacement, Les was the
only other person in the
building.

10. He confidently took over,
wowing the audience and
his manager. From that
fateful beginning, Les
went on to a successful
career in broadcasting,
politics, public speaking
and television.

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