Frank Reynolds

Frank Reynolds (November 29, 1923 ? July 20, 1983), was a TV journalist for ABC. He served in the United States army but is best remembered as anchor of the ABC Evening News (now World News Tonight) from 1968 to 1970. His body is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

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November 29 - 1923 - July 20 - 1983 - Journalist - ABC - United States army - World News Tonight - Arlington National Cemetery

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He originally co-anchored with Howard K. Smith and later with Harry Reasoner who was fresh from CBS. After Reasoner and Barbara Walters ceased their anchor duties in 1978, Reynolds returned to the anchor chair as the Washington, D.C. anchor for the now revamped ABC's World News Tonight with co-anchors Max Robinson (the first African-American journalist to anchor on primetime network TV) and Peter Jennings, who became the show's sole anchor after Reynolds' death from bone cancer, which was discovered while he was being treated for hepatitis in the spring of 1983. All three original anchors of World News Tonight are now deceased.

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Howard K. Smith - Harry Reasoner - CBS - Barbara Walters - 1978 - Max Robinson - African-American - Journalist - Peter Jennings - Bone cancer - Hepatitis

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Reynolds was also the original anchor of "America Held Hostage", a series of special reports in November 1979 that evolved into the newsmagazine Nightline in 1980. Shortly after the special reports began, Reynolds was replaced by Ted Koppel.

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Nightline - Ted Koppel

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Frank is the father of ABC News correspondent Dean Reynolds.

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