From World War II to Retail Career to Suwanee (3rd in Series)
Freedman's career in television electronics and family life prospered after World War II.
Hank Freedman has a modern television in his Suwanee residence, has a Facebook page and works a cell phone well. But he remembers things called test patterns and rabbit ears. He broke into Atlanta retail in 1946 after Army service in Germany -- at $9,000 a year. After seven years with Davisons, he got a call from a former associate there to join Rich's, then the dominant department store in Atlanta. (Rich's since has been absorbed by Macy's.) -- Do/did you have any family members who served in the military? Do you have memories of the early days of TV? Share your memories and photos in the comments below. Freedman recalled WSB debuting in 1948 with little more than a test pattern. Then, both television and his career took off in 1956, when…
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