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Bruce mowday a chester county pa publisher author
Bruce E. Mowday is an author and Republican political activist who lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He specializes in books about local history. He is active on the Chester County Historical Society.
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- Bruce mowday a chester county pa publisher author
- Bruce mowday featured at pbpf lecture series
- Professional life
- Personal life
- Books
- References
Bruce mowday featured at pbpf lecture series
Professional life
Mowday began working as sportswriter for the Coatesville Record while still in high school. He continued his journalism career at The Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, working as a courthouse reporter and rising to become managing editor. While at the Daily Local he covered the trials that form the basis of his book Jailing the Johnston Gang; the book was later cited by the Johnston brothers in an unsuccessful appeal for a new trial.
Mowday left journalism in 1997 to start the Mowday Group, a media relations and consulting company. His clients include local political groups and candidates, businesses, nonprofits, and artists. He also is a speaker on historical topics and actively markets his books.
Mowday co-founded the Brandywine Valley Writers Group in 2004 with writers Therese Boyd and Carla Westerman. He has been a guest speaker on the subject of writing and publishing, at both that group and at the Main Line Writers Group in King of Prussia, PA.
Personal life
Mowday lives in Uwchlan Township, Chester County with his wife, Katherine. He has two grown daughters. He serves as chairman of the Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau.
Books
Mowday has published several books:
He has also compiled six books of historical postcards and photographs, published by Arcadia Publishing: