[3] Under Brown's leadership, the Valley Times became a "must read" for politicians and the gaming industry, despite its circulation being dwarfed by Las Vegas' other two daily papers.
According to a 1979 expose by the Reno Evening Gazette, Brown switched the paper's editorial position in 1976 from criticizing the state government for not being hard enough on Rosenthal to supporting him.
Governor Robert List accused Brown of attempting to extort him by promising to withhold unfavorable stories in exchange for a gaming license for Rosenthal.
[1]: 229 Stan Hunterton, who prosecuted the Argent mob case, remarked in 1984 that Brown "has devoted a large measure of his life to the public affairs of this state when any number of other pursuits would have been easier and more financially rewarding.
"[4] Writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2013, reporter Jane Ann Morrison reminisced, "Brown was one of those newsmen praised even today as lovable and a magnificent journalist.