Even fictional heroes can help people overcome challenging times, and legendary TV writer Ron Friedman is testament to that. The creator of the 1980s G.I. Joe and Transformers cartoons grew up in ...

Budd Friedman, Improv founder who built a comedy empire, ... He studied at New York University on the GI Bill, graduating in 1957 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, ...

In the eye of that storm, Friedman declined the opportunity to calm the waters himself, or quell rampant speculation. Instead, it was Gomes, the third-year general manager and homegrown executive ...