Arthur Schreiber, who rose from reporter to VP/GM at Westinghouse and Hubbard Broadcasting, has died. The newsman who played Monopoly with the Beatles on their first American tour spent his later years advocating for the blind after losing his own sight.
The news was confirmed to Radio Ink by his son, Mark Schreiber.
He spent most of his career in All-News and held nearly every newsroom job, including reporter, anchor, news director, national correspondent, and bureau chief. He became VP/GM of stations in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York with Westinghouse Broadcasting, and later of stations in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Albuquerque with Hubbard Broadcasting.
As a newsman, Schreiber interviewed figures including John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. and won many industry awards. He also traveled with the Beatles on their first American tour, playing countless hours of Monopoly with the band and developing a bond with John Lennon.
In 1982, Schreiber lost his vision because of detached retinas. He kept working with Hubbard in Albuquerque and, after leaving radio, ran for mayor of Albuquerque. He devoted his life to serving the blind community, helping establish the New Mexico Commission for the Blind, serving as president of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico, and writing a book.
