Edmund Ansin

Ansin was born to a Jewish family, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and raised in nearby Athol, Massachusetts. In 1936, his father, Sidney D. Ansin, He moved the family to Florida in 1941. His parents were the founding members of Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach. Ansin was sent back to Massachusetts for preparatory school at Phillips Academy, Andover. After two years at Harvard University, he graduated in 1957 from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in economics. His brother is former Massachusetts commerce commissioner Ronald Ansin. Ronald bought Anwelt Shoe from his father in 1966. ==Career==

In 1962, Ansin and his father formed Sunbeam Television Corporation after Sidney Ansin purchased the license for Miami's NBC-affiliated television station, WCKT, for $3.4 million. Ed Ansin became an executive vice president at Sunbeam; Sunbeam Properties, a subsidiary of Sunbeam Television, developed the Miramar Park of Commerce, the largest business park in Broward County. In March 2025, it was announced that Ansin would be inducted posthumously to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in June 2025 and would also be honored with that organization's Pioneer Award. ==Philanthropy==

Ansin was the only person who has received the United Way's Alexis de Tocqueville Award for philanthropy in three different cities. He donated $1 million to build Emerson College's radio station and technical communications building. Ansin and his brother Ron, former Massachusetts commerce commissioner, donated $2.6 million to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and their Youth Service Providers Network. ==Personal life==

Ansin was divorced from his wife, Toby Lerner Ansin, who founded the Miami City Ballet. They had three children: Andrew, James, and Stephanie. The Ansins were members of Temple Beth David. Ansin died on July 26, 2020, at his home in Miami. He was 84 and had become unwell only over the weekend of his death. The Sunbeam Television broadcast operations were expected to continue within the Ansin family, led by Andrew and James. ==References==