Robert Edward Ferrante (October 6, 1934 – September 15, 2022) was an American news producer.[2][3]
Robert Ferrante | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Edward Ferrante[1] October 6, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 2022 (aged 87) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | News producer |
| Children | 1[1] |
Biography
editFerrante 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sandomir, Richard (October 3, 2022). "Robert Ferrante, News-Driven Producer at CBS and NPR, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Rifkin, Glenn (September 15, 2022). "Robert Ferrante, exec who energized NPR's 'Morning Edition,' dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bob Ferrante: "A Profession of Great Honor"". WGBH Alumni. September 23, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Ferrante, 87, News Executive". WGBH Alumni. September 16, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Ferrante, innovative news producer at WGBH, NPR, and 'The World,' dies at 87". The Boston Globe. September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.