Robert Ferrante | |
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Born | Robert Edward Ferrante
[1] October 6, 1934
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | September 15, 2022
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | News producer |
Children | 1 [1] |
Robert Edward Ferrante (October 6, 1934 – September 15, 2022) was an American news producer. [2] [3]
Ferrante was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Anna Castellucci and Pasquale Ferrante, a bank teller. [1] [4] He was raised in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended pharmacy school. [1] Ferrante attended Boston University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1957. [1] [2] He worked for the television station WNAC, where he described the aftermath of the John F. Kennedy assassination. [1]
Ferrante served as the news director for stations in numerous cities. [1] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he had worked at the WGBH-TV. [1] [5] Ferrante got WGBH-TV an Emmy Award, in which it was described as best news station. [1] After that, he was hired by the CBS News to serve as the executive producer for the CBS Overnight News. [1] He also produced for the CBS Morning News and had worked for the public radio news magazine The World. [1]
Ferrante served as a member of the Democratic National Committee. [1] He was then hired by NPR to work for the Morning Edition. [1] Ferrante died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 15, 2022, at the age of 87. [1] [2]
Robert Ferrante | |
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Born | Robert Edward Ferrante
[1] October 6, 1934
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | September 15, 2022
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | News producer |
Children | 1 [1] |
Robert Edward Ferrante (October 6, 1934 – September 15, 2022) was an American news producer. [2] [3]
Ferrante was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Anna Castellucci and Pasquale Ferrante, a bank teller. [1] [4] He was raised in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended pharmacy school. [1] Ferrante attended Boston University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1957. [1] [2] He worked for the television station WNAC, where he described the aftermath of the John F. Kennedy assassination. [1]
Ferrante served as the news director for stations in numerous cities. [1] He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he had worked at the WGBH-TV. [1] [5] Ferrante got WGBH-TV an Emmy Award, in which it was described as best news station. [1] After that, he was hired by the CBS News to serve as the executive producer for the CBS Overnight News. [1] He also produced for the CBS Morning News and had worked for the public radio news magazine The World. [1]
Ferrante served as a member of the Democratic National Committee. [1] He was then hired by NPR to work for the Morning Edition. [1] Ferrante died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 15, 2022, at the age of 87. [1] [2]