Dorothy Edwards Brunson went from labor to reward Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 6:52 a.m. at Mercy Hospital. She was born on March 13, 1939 in Tattman County George George, the oldest of five children. Raised in Harlen, New York, she attened New York public schools and was a graduate of the Empire College in New York City. In 1962, Dr. Brunson started as assistant comptroller at WWRL radio in New York at $70 per week. It was not long before she was promoted to comptroller and assistant general manager. From 1969-1972 Dr. Brunson along with Howard Sanders, opened the first Black Advertising Agency on Madison Avenue. The New York Times heralded the opening of their firm as "revoluntionary" and the company would change the way Wall Street dealt with the African American market. the agency quickly developed a wide range and diverse client base. From 1973 to 1979, Dr. Brunson held the position of Corporate Vice President and Generald Manager of Inner City Broadcating. During her six year tenure at ICB she was able to increase sales from $189, 00 to over $22 million. She was inducted into the Working Women's Hall of Fame in 1979 and dubbed ""Revolutionary of Radio. In May of 1979 Dr. Brunson formed Brunson Communications Inc. and purchsed her first radio station, WEBB Radio in Baltimore, Maryland, thus becoming the first Black woman in America to own a radio station. She later took ounership of WIGO in Atlanta, Georgia and WBMS in Wilmington, North Carolina and ultimately purchased WGTW TV 48, in Philadephia, PA. becoming the first Black woman to own a television station. Over time and prior to her retirement, Dr. Brunson would come in own nine radio stations and serv as a partner and board member in corportions that ouned several television stations and syndicated radio progrms. A well-known lecturer and international speaker, Dr. Brunson was featured in numerous newspapers an magazines including The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. She took great joy in mentoring young business woman an served as a busniness consultant to numerous industries. Dr. Brunson was a member of Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church where she served as a Missionary Supervisor under Biship Marshall H. Strickland, the 88th Bisship in Succession. She leaves to cherish her memories, two sons; Edward and Daniel; two brothers; Clyde and Jerome; a sister Gerldine and five grandchildren; Jessica, Akinsheye, Danielle, Kenya, and Khaled;' two step-grandchildren Takisha and Ashly; a great-grandson, Logan Oxidine; two daughters-in-law; Tammy and Ebony and a host of nieces, nephews, close friends and loved ones.