Stanley Bertram Brooks was born in the Bronx on Jan. 24, 1927, to Herman and Mildred Brooks. His father worked for a paper company, selling paper to printers. Stan Brooks attended City College before serving in the Army. He later transferred to, and graduated from, Syracuse University. After working for newspapers in Westchester County, he became a reporter and editor at Newsday on Long Island, where he worked for 10 years before moving to 1010 WINS.
Besides his son Bennett, he is survived by two other sons, George and Rick; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Lynn Schwarz, died in May.
