Fred W. Friendly

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Fred W. Friendly (born October 30, 1915 in New York , NY ; † March 3, 1998 ; actually Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer ) was the creator of See It Now and the former president of CBS News .

Life

He was the son of a Jewish family in New York and was named Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer . He graduated from Nichols Business College and started working for small radio stations in the 1930s. At that time he changed his name to Friendly.

First experiences as a producer

In the 1940s he made his first experiences as a radio producer. In this role he first met Ed Murrow , with whom he recorded an album called I Can Hear It Now .

Time at NBC

Despite making a name for himself at CBS, he next worked as a news producer for NBC . At NBC he also came up with the idea of ​​producing a news-oriented quiz show. He called this mission Who said that ( Who said that ) and was led by NBC news anchor Robert Trout . In 1950 he produced then the NBC radio series The Quick and the Dead ( The Fast and the dead ), in which it on the development and construction of the atom bomb went. This series was written by Bill Lawrence, who took part in the Manhattan Project .

See It Now

After his great success with The Quick and the Dead , he worked again for CBS and produced a radio show with Murrow that was inspired by the album I Can Hear It Now . This radio show called Hear It Now ( Stop it now ) turned on 18 November to the TV show See It Now ( Think of it now ).

other projects

After seeing the last broadcast of See It Now in 1958 , he worked on many other television projects. He made the CBS News as a producer and Murrow was the show's speaker. He also produced a number of documentaries for CBS, such as Who Speaks for Birmingham? ( Who speaks for Birmingham ) Birth Control and the Law ( birth control and the law ) and The Business of heroin ( Business with heroin ).

Withdrawal from CBS

1966 Friendly retired from CBS after the sender an episode of I Love Lucy ( I Love Lucy ) instead of consulting the Senate to the Vietnam War brought.

Other Projects

After leaving CBS, he worked for the Ford Foundation , an organization that financially helps projects to support democracy. He also held seminars and taught at universities and played an important role in building the PBS network. He was also the author of several books, including The Good Guys, The Bad Guys and The First Amendment ( The Good, the Bad, and the First Amendment ).

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personal data
SURNAME Friendly, Fred W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wachenheimer, Ferdinand Friendly (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American television producer, news producer, and President of CBS News (1964–1966)
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1998
Place of death New York City