Ronald Peter Straus (February 15, 1923 – August 6, 2012) was an American media proprietor.
Ronald Peter Straus was born on February 15, 1923, in Manhattan, New York City.
[1][2] His father, Nathan Straus Jr., was a state senator and the owner of WMCA, a radio station in New York City.
[2] Straus graduated from Yale University in 1944,[4] and served in the United States Air Force in Germany during World War II.
[1] Straus began his career by working in public relations for Edward Bernays.
[2] Straus was appointed president of WMCA, the radio station his family owned, in 1959.