Frank Reynolds

Journalist

Birthday November 29, 1923

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace East Chicago, IN

DEATH DATE Jul 20, 1983 (59)

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About

Broadcast journalist remembered for anchoring the ABC Evening News and ABC World News Tonight. He also pioneered America Held Hostage, a half-hour segment that was later renamed Nightline.

Before Fame

After graduating from Wabash College in 1946, he worked for a Gary, Indiana radio station and for a Chicago, Illinois CBS affiliate television station.

Trivia

He received a Purple Heart for his U.S. Army service during World War II.

Family Life

His marriage to Henrietta Mary Harpster produced five sons: James, John, Robert, Thomas, and Dean.

Associated With

Ted Koppel became famous as the host of Nightline, a program that Reynolds had initiated during the period of the Iran hostage crisis.