 Prior to that, Brown wrote for the Washington Star (1978–1979), Media General Newspapers (1975–1978), the Winston-Salem Sentinel (1974–1975) and the St. Louis Post Dispatch (1973–1974).Brown was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1988 to 1991.Brown was a member of the 1991 launch team for the cable network Court TV.