Name: Andrew Horvitz
Title: Principal
Company: Horvitz Communications
Location: Newton Centre, Mass.
Birthplace: New Bedford, Mass.
Birth Date: 1952
Family: Wife, Jacolyn
College: American University, BA Communication, 1974
First job outside of real estate: Golf professional
First job in real estate or allied field: Marketing communications and advertising
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Marketing communications and advertising; also production of a musical play.
Hobbies: Golf, swimming, hiking, tennis, photography
Favorite book: "Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "Golf in the Kingdom"
Favorite movie: "Requiem of a Heavyweight"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): David Ogilvy
Keys to success: Integrity
If you had to choose a different profession; what would it be? Teacher
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