• Jack McGrathNeighbor

  • Studio City, CA

I came to Studio City in 1948, my parents buying a home on a dead-end street called Pacoima Court. My twin sister and I walked to Carpenter School. In 1953 my mother gave birth to a second set of twins, now there were six kids.

My first job was selling the<i> Herald Express </i>at the corner of Ventura and Laurel Canyon boulevards. It was in front of a bar where the actors like John Wayne and Gene Autry had a pop or two. Went to Walter Reed Middle School, North Hollywood High School and then off to college at Cal State Northridge, where one roomate was a kid named Rich Marin, who later became Cheech of Cheech and Chong. Yes we were &#34; Up in Smoke&#34; many nights.

Worked in local politics for 20 years, managing Zev Yaroslavsky&#39;s first election in 1975, and working as his Chief of Staff at City Hall. I later was a partner in a company which built 2500 bus shelters in the city.

Now, I have a public relations and media firm located in Valley Village. Was president of the Studio City Chamber in 2004, and a Board Member for five years. My company is GM Communications.

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