Reuven Frank
Reuven Frank | |
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Born | Israel Reuven Frank December 7, 1920 |
Died | February 5, 2006 Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 85)
Education | City College of New York (BA) |
Spouse |
Bernice Kaplow (m. 1946) |
Children | Peter Frank James Aaron Frank |
Awards |
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Reuven Frank (December 7, 1920 – February 5, 2006) was an American broadcast news executive.
Life and career
Born Israel Reuven Frank (he later dropped his first name) to a
Frank was a key figure in bringing television news out of the shadow of radio news by emphasizing the importance of visuals in telling stories. He paired
Frank's
External videos | |
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Booknotes interview with Frank on Out of Thin Air, September 15, 1991, C-SPAN |
Frank served two tenures as president of NBC News, from 1968 to 1974 and from 1982 to 1984, and mentored such journalists as Tom Brokaw, John Chancellor, Linda Ellerbee, and Andrea Mitchell. His memoir, Out of Thin Air: The Brief Wonderful Life of Network News, was published in 1991.[7]
Frank was a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey.[8] He died of pneumonia on February 5, 2006, at the age of 85.[9] He was a member of Temple Sinai of Bergen County.[2]
Personal life
In 1946, he married Bernice Kaplow; they had two sons: notable art critic Peter Solomon Frank and James Aaron Frank.[10]
Quotes
- "Sunshine is a weather report, a flood is news." Frank to Floyd Abrams.[11]
- "The highest power of television journalism is not in the transmission of information but in the transmission of experience."[12]
References
- ^ a b Wald, Richard C. "Reuven Frank: An Appreciation" (PDF). Television Quarterly.
- ^ a b "Deaths Frank, Reuven". The New York Times. February 7, 2006. p. A19.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County deeply mourns the passing of our member, Reuven Frank, husband of Bernice Frank
- ^ a b "Former NBC News Exec Reuven Frank Dies". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. February 6, 2006.
- ^ a b Sharbutt, Jay (August 2, 1988). "Reuven Frank's Last Hurrah as TV Producer Airs Tonight". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Moore, Frazier (February 7, 2006). "Reuven Frank; Ex-President Of NBC News, TV Pioneer". Washington Post. Associated Press.
- ^ "Former NBC News Exec Reuven Frank Dies". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ISBN 0-671-67758-6.
- ^ Shales, Tom (February 12, 2006). "The Man Who Sharpened TV News's Vision". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
Brokaw was among those attending a memorial service Wednesday near Frank's home town of Tenafly, N.J.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (February 7, 2006). "Reuven Frank, Producer Who Pioneered TV News Coverage at NBC, Is Dead at 85". The New York Times. p. A18.
- ^ "Frank, Reuven - U.S. Broadcast Journalist/Producer/Executive". Museum of Broadcast Communications.
- ISBN 978-0-670-03375-1.
- ISBN 978-0-394-71998-6.
Other references
- Collins, Scott (February 7, 2006). "Reuven Frank, 85; NBC Producer Helped Launch 'Huntley-Brinkley' Show". Los Angeles Times.
- Steinberg, Jacques (February 7, 2006). "Reuven Frank, Producer Who Pioneered TV News Coverage at NBC, Is Dead at 85". The New York Times.
External links
- Reuven Frank at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- A film clip "The Open Mind - Television News . . . A Critique (1991)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive