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Leon J. Zimmerman, a member of the Harness Racing Communicators Hall of Fame, has written and published a memoir of his favorite stories during a remarkable 65-year career as an award-winning journalist and government affairs consultant. In the book, “From Bylines to Storylines,” he takes the reader from the newsroom to the corridors of government, sharing behind-the-scenes […]
Upper Montclair, NJ — Leon Zimmerman, a member of the Harness Racing Communicators Hall of Fame, returned to the Montclair State University campus here to speak about his life in writing at a special seminar for English major students on September 18, 2024. Zimmerman, a 1959 graduate with a degree in English, recounted the experiences of […]
Glassboro, NJ–Harness Racing Communicators Hall of Famer Leon Zimmerman, who was a national award-winning newspaper journalist, was the featured speaker June 20 at a special Rowan University Commemoration of the historic USA-Soviet Summit Conference he covered 56 years ago. The global Summit, which took place June 23-25, 1967 at what was then Glassboro State College, brought the […]
New Jersey State Senator Richard J. Codey, who also was the state’s 53rd Governor, has sponsored a special legislative commendation for the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) for reaching its 75th anniversary in 2022. “This outstanding group of communicators has performed a valuable service to the harness industry by promoting a centuries-old truly American […]
New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer, a 20-year veteran legislator and son of harness racing Hall of Famer Stanley Dancer, has died at the age of 73 after a long illness. Dancer, who grew up in one of the country’s most significant harness racing families, was a trainer and driver of standardbred horses for 30 […]
The outcome of a harness race could very well be decided on what is known as a “fair start”. When harness racing drivers wheel their horses onto the track and line up behind the starting gate attached to the car for each race, it is the job of the starter, who is a licensed racing […]
