Frank Conniff (journalist)
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Frank Conniff was an American
journalist and editor who won a Pulitzer Prize
in 1956.
Conniff was born in Danbury
, Connecticut
. He worked for Hearst Newspapers and was editor of the World Journal Tribune of New York
from 1966 to 1967 when the newspaper ceased publication. He was also national editor of Hearst Newspapers.
He interviewed Nikita S. Khrushchev, premier of the Soviet Union
, in Moscow
in 1955 for Hearst's International News Service
, earning him a 1956 Pulitzer Prize
, which he shared with William Randolph Hearst
and J. Kingsbury Smith for a series of exclusive interviews with leaders of the Soviet Union.
He was a regular panelist on the NBC
game show
, Who Said That?
, along with H. V. Kaltenborn, Peggy Ann Garner
, Deems Taylor
, and Boris Karloff
.
United States
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journalist and editor who won a Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
in 1956.
Conniff was born in Danbury
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He worked for Hearst Newspapers and was editor of the World Journal Tribune of New York
New York City
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from 1966 to 1967 when the newspaper ceased publication. He was also national editor of Hearst Newspapers.
He interviewed Nikita S. Khrushchev, premier of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1955 for Hearst's International News Service
International News Service
International News Service was a U.S.-based news agency founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909.Established two years after the Scripps family founded the United Press Association, INS scrapped among the newswires...
, earning him a 1956 Pulitzer Prize
1956 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:** Watsonville Register-Pajaronian for courageous exposure of corruption in public office, which led to the resignation of a district attorney and the conviction of one of his associates.*Local Reporting, Edition Time:...
, which he shared with William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
and J. Kingsbury Smith for a series of exclusive interviews with leaders of the Soviet Union.
He was a regular panelist on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
, Who Said That?
Who Said That?
Who Said That? is a 1947-55 NBC radio-television game show, in which a panel of celebrities attempts to determine the speaker of a quotation from recent news reports. The series was first proposed and edited by Fred W. Friendly, later of CBS News....
, along with H. V. Kaltenborn, Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner was an American actress.A successful child actor, Garner played her first film role in 1938 and won the Academy Juvenile Award for her work in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...
, Deems Taylor
Deems Taylor
Joseph Deems Taylor was a U.S. composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music.-Career:Taylor initially planned to become an architect; however, despite minimal musical training he soon took to music composition. The result was a series of works for orchestra and/or voices...
, and Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
.