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The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: B. Burns – C. Cawley

January 2000

October 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Brian P. Burns Chairman &President BF Enterprises, Inc. Revenue: N/A Employees: N/A Brian Burns is the chairman and president of BF Enterprises, Inc., a publicly-owned real estate holding and development company. A nationally prominent business executive and attorney, he has been the moving force behind some 40 corporate mergers. He is presently a director of the … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: B. Burns – C. Cawley

Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, John Fitzpatrick, Bruce Morrison, 2011 inductee Jean Kennedy Smith, Bob Devlin and Brian Burns. Photos: Sade Joseph and Margaret Purcell Roddy.

The 2013 class of Hall of Fame honorees were inducted at a luncheon and ceremony on March 21, at the Marriott Essex House in Manhattan. Before a gathering of close to 300, a bagpiper led in the 2013 inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick, former U.S. … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

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May 8, 1895

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was born Peter John Sheen in El Paso, Illinois, on this day in 1895. The Archbishop, who is often referred to as the first televangelist, was known for his preaching especially on radio. For 20 years he hosted The Catholic Hour on radio (1930-1950), which drew over four million listeners. In 1951 he moved to television presenting “Life is Worth Living” (1951-1957), and “The Fulton Sheen Show” (1961-1968). He received an Emmy for his work and was said to have had an audience of 30 million viewers. Sheen died in 1979 and is was buried in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Sheen’s cause for canonization was opened in 2002 and he is now referred to as a Servant of God.

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