Richard "Rich" O'Brien (August 1956 – August 5, 2017)[1] was an American television creative director known for his work at Fox News, where he worked from 1996 until his job was eliminated in May 2017.[2] At Fox, he eventually became a senior vice president and creative director.[3]
Biography
editO'Brien was born in Connecticut.[3] Before joining Fox, he worked as a creative director at CNBC, and later helped create America's Talking, which later became MSNBC.[4][3][5] A 2001 New York Times Magazine article described O'Brien as one of "the two sides of FNC's brain," with the other being John Moody.[6]
References
edit- ^ Richard O'Brien Obituary
- ^ Sherman, Gabriel (2017-05-14). "Women Can Wear Pants on Fox News Now, But Not Much Else Has Changed". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
Ailes loyalists continue to be moved out: Last week, Fox's longtime head of graphics, Richard O'Brien, left when his job was eliminated in a reorganization.
- ^ a b c "Richard O'Brien, pioneering Fox News creative director, dies at 60". Fox News. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ Ariens, Chris (2017-08-07). "The Man Behind the Look of Fox News, Rich O'Brien, Has Died". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ Battaglio, Stephen (2003-04-02). "Behind Front Lines at Cable News". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ Sella, Marshall (2001-06-24). "The Red-State Network". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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