Reuven Frank
TV Journalist, TV Producer
1920 – 2006
Who was Reuven Frank?
Reuven Frank was an American broadcast news pioneer.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Israel Reuven Frank earned a bachelor's degree in social science at City College of New York. He served four years in the United States Army during World War II, rising to the rank of sergeant. After completing his studies at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he worked for three years at the Newark Evening News as a reporter, rewrite man and night city editor. At the insistence of Gerald Green, he joined NBC News as a writer for the Camel News Caravan in 1950.
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 Chet Huntley and David Brinkley for the first time to co-anchor NBC's coverage of the 1956 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Later that same year, he created the groundbreaking Huntley-Brinkley Report, and was its producer until 1964. The national catchphrase "Good night, David" "Good night, Chet" was credited to Frank.
Frank's documentaries included Emmy Award-winning report The Tunnel about the escape of 59 Germans through a passage under the Berlin Wall.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1920
Montreal - Also known as
- Israel Reuven Frank
- Spouses
- Bernice Kaplow
(1946/06/09 - 2006/02/05)
- Bernice Kaplow
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Feb 4, 2006
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on July 23, 2013
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