1. Adrian Joseph Cronauer was an American radio personality and United States Air Force Sergeant, whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.
Adrian Cronauer's father was a steelworker, and his mother a teacher.
Adrian Cronauer began his broadcasting career at the age of 12 as a semi-regular guest for a Pittsburgh-area children's amateur hour.
Adrian Cronauer's service spanned the years from 1963 to 1967.
Adrian Cronauer did his training in Texas, and eventually rose to the rank of Sergeant.
In 1965, Adrian Cronauer volunteered for a transfer to Vietnam because he wanted to travel.
Adrian Cronauer left Saigon in 1966, but subsequent DJs continued to use his signature greeting, including Pat Sajak.
Adrian Cronauer did voice-over work in New York and owned his own advertising agency, during which time he earned a master's degree in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research.
Adrian Cronauer did teach English when off-duty in Saigon, but he did not teach swear words or New York street slang.
Adrian Cronauer was never in a Jeep that got hit by a land mine, but he did witness the bombing of a restaurant near the radio station.
The money Adrian Cronauer received from the movie enabled him to earn a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Adrian Cronauer then founded the Cronauer Law Center and practiced law, specializing in the areas of information and communications law.
In 1992, Adrian Cronauer earned awards for a special program on National Public Radio about the role of the American Forces Vietnam Network.
Adrian Cronauer traveled widely and gave frequent media interviews and public appearances.
Adrian Cronauer appeared on the Oliver North and G Gordon Liddy radio programs.
Adrian Cronauer's commentaries were featured in many newspapers and on NPR radio.
Adrian Cronauer was on the board of the National D-Day Memorial, and was a trustee of the Virginia War Memorial.
The NCRC alleged that Adrian Cronauer had engaged in mortgage scams under the guise of offering assistance to property owners threatened with foreclosure.
Adrian Cronauer consented to disbarment rather than contest the matter, which means that the facts and circumstances of the admitted misconduct remained confidential.
Adrian Cronauer died on July 18,2018, at a nursing home in Troutville, Virginia at the age of 79.
At the time of his death, Adrian Cronauer lived in Troutville, Virginia.
Adrian Cronauer had been married to Jeane Cronauer until her death in 2016.
Adrian Cronauer had had a son by a previous marriage, Michael Muse.