Mark Silverman was interviewed by Andree Hurst in October, 2022. Mark’s parents, Herman and Eleanor Silverman, bought the “Lafayette Sun” newspaper in 1947 when they were both in their mid-twenties. From the beginning they were both involved in the editorial and business activity required to put out a weekly paper. They were not afraid to expose corruption on the local scene, and their work was rewarded with top honors in statewide press competitions. In the mid-1960s competitive pressure from larger newspapers forced them to sell.
Mike Fullerton says
Great interview, same as all the other great interviews on this site. Always interesting to me as a 1962 graduate of Acalanes HS and resident a number of years in the area.
one comment…most interviews recently have been videos, such as this one. Prior ones were often written out on the site so we could read them. Is it possible to go back to the written interviews? I don’t always have the time to watch the video (though I want to).
Either way, keep ’em coming. While I lived other places growing up as well, I consider Lafayette my home town and am always interested in hearing about it, either past history or current happenings.
Thank you
Don Bishop says
Hello Mark, great interview. Brought back some memories. I’ve lived in Minnesota for over 30 years but grew up in Lafayette. Back in the day your brother Dan was my patrol leader when I was in Boy Scouts and your sister was a classmate of mine from kindergarten all the way through High School. I liked them both very much. My brother still lives in Lafayette and loves it to this day. Thanks for the memories.