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Fred W. Friendly

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Fred W. Friendly, born Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer in New York City on 30 October 1915 and died on 3 March 1998, was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. He originated the concept of public-access television. Within this atlas Fred W. Friendly is credited as the director of H. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Fred W. Friendly, which this entry cites as its source.

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Fred W. Friendly (born Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer, October 30, 1915, March 3, 1998) was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now.
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