Browne was born inToms River, New Jersey, on May 30, 1943,[4][5] and was educated at Toms River High School (since renamedToms River High School South andBordentown Military Institute, before enrolling at theUniversity of South Carolina.[6][7] He began his career with CBS & ABC before joining NBC in 1979, as a news bureau chief in Miami. In 1989, he became an executive with NBC News, first working on theToday show and then as an executive vice president of NBC News.[8] He was later named president and general manager ofWTVJ, the NBC affiliate in Miami, before his leadership of Telemundo began in 2005.[8] He retired in 2011.[8]
Browne married Maria Josefa Junquera in 1981; they had two children.[7] She died from cancer in 2021. Shortly thereafter, Browne himself was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which he died from on August 29, 2023, at the age of 80.[8]
^Sullivan, Jim."Sully's Sports; Browne Stars for Gamecocks",Asbury Park Press, March 25, 1965. Accessed August 30, 2023, viaNewspapers.com. "Ken Turp, our Ocean County informant, reports Don Browne former All-Ocean County end from Toms River High School, is one of the leading end candidates the spring varsity football practice at the University of South Carolina. Browne, who was an All-State Prep end at Bordentown Military Institute after he graduated from Toms River, was red-shirted last fall and will be considered a sophomore next year as far as eligibility goes."
