▁published ▁by ▁Har per Coll ins ▁or ▁the ▁H ought on ▁M if fl in ▁Company . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 ▁years , ▁he ▁provided ▁travel ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁Radio ▁Network , ▁working ▁at ▁flags hip ▁station ▁W C BS ▁( AM ), ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Before ▁that , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁America , ▁the ▁CBS ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁and ▁N BC ' s ▁Today ▁show , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁travel ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁synd ic ated ▁Independent ▁Network ▁News ▁program . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁articles ▁for ▁numerous ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁Good ▁House keep ing , ▁Es quire ▁and ▁Play boy . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁Good ▁House keep ing ''' s ▁travel ▁editor , ▁and ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁twice - week ly ▁travel ▁column ▁that ▁was ▁synd ic ated ▁by ▁Trib une ▁Media ▁Services ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁several ▁U . S . ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁three - year - old ▁D ivers ion ▁magazine ▁( I SSN ▁ 0 3 6 3 - 4 8 2 5 ), ▁a ▁now - def unct , ▁month ly ▁travel ▁and ▁le is ure ▁magazine ▁for ▁phys icians . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁H ear st ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁but ▁Bir n baum ▁remained ▁its ▁editor