Frank reynolds biography abc news
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For other people named Frank Reynolds, see Frank Reynolds (disambiguation).
Frank Reynolds | |
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| Born | Frank James Reynolds (1923-11-29)November 29, 1923 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1983(1983-07-20) (aged 59) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Spouse | Henrietta Mary Harpster |
| Children | James Reynolds John Reynolds Robert Reynolds Thomas Reynolds Dean Reynolds |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Education | Bishop Noll Institute Wabash College |
Frank James Reynolds (November 29, 1923 – July 20, 1983) was an American television journalist for ABC and CBS News.
He was a New York-based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington D.C.-based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983. During the Iran hostage crisis, he began the 30-minute late-night program America Held Hostage, which later was renamed Nightline.
Background[]
Reynolds was born on November 29, 1923, in East Chicago, Indiana. Reynolds attended Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana, and then attended Wabash College, from which he graduated in 1946. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Reynolds served in the United States Army during the Seco
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Frank Reynolds
American television journalist (1923-1983)
For other people named Frank Reynolds, see Frank Reynolds (disambiguation).
Frank James Reynolds (November 29, 1923 – July 20, 1983) was an American television journalist for CBS and ABC News.[1][2][3][4]
Reynolds was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983. During the Iran hostage crisis, he began the 30-minute late-night program America Held Hostage, which later was renamed Nightline, and then taken over by Ted Koppel.[1]
Background
[edit]Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Reynolds attended Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond and Wabash College in Crawfordsville. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Reynolds served in the U.S. Army during World War II; he was a staff sergeant (E-6) in the infantry and was awarded the Purple Heart.[5]
Early career
[edit]After the war, Reynolds began his broadcast career in Indiana with WWCA-AM in Gary. (He also had an early career stint with WJOB-AM in nearby Hammond, Indiana). Reynolds was a television anchor in Chicago, first on the original WBKB in 1949, which
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