William Donald Friedman (March 21, 1930 – August 11, 2013) was an American businessman, talk-show host, and politician. Born in

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, Friedman received his bachelor's degree from

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and his master's degree from

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and was a real estate developer and mobile home park operator. Friedman served in the

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from 1962 to 1976 as a

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. Later he was a talk-show host on the

area radio stations. On said radio stations he often took a controversial republican stance. He died in

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on August 11, 2013.Don Friedman-obituary
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1930 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Denver Wesleyan University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Businesspeople from Colorado Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives American talk radio hosts 20th-century American businesspeople {{Colorado-politician-stub