Mitt Romney’s Father George Romney
With GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in the news, I have been reminded of his father George Romney. He was a governor of Michigan in the 1960s and also worked at HUD. Women’s page journalist Roberta “Bobbi” Applegate’s brother Albert Applegate worked for George Romney.
(Bobbi Applegate was the first woman to work as a governor’s press secretary – for Michigan Governor Kim Sigler – before moving on to become the club reporter for the women’s pages of the Miami Herald. My article about her appeared in a 2008 issue of Michigan History Magazine.)
Also in 2008, I nominated and helped to induct Roberta into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
Roberta’s brother Albert – the one who worked for George Romney – accepted the award on his sister’s behalf. Below is the video of him speaking about Bobbi:
