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Posted: August 28, 2014
50 Year Billboard Anniversary Q&A - Robert Conrad
Name: Robert Conrad
Title: President & Founder
Company: The Conrad Group, Inc.
Location: Braintree, Mass.
Q. The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NEREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business
A. I discovered the NEREJ in 1981. I have subscribed since then.
Q. Your most memorable or favorite "15 minutes of fame" in the NEREJ
A. Probably my first notable deal which was the sale of 955 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge back in, I believe, 1983. It was exciting to see your deal on the front page.
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