Frank Reynolds
| Frank Reynolds | |
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Reynolds in 1968
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| Born |
Frank James Reynolds November 29, 1923 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1983 (aged 59) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Residence | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Education |
Bishop Noll Institute Wabash College |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Years active | 1949–1983 |
| Notable credit(s) | ABC World News Tonight |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Mary Harpster |
| Children | 5 sons |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Rank |
 Staff sergeant
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| Unit | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
Frank James Reynolds (November 29, 1923 – July 20, 1983) was an American television journalist for CBS and ABC News.
Reynolds was a New York-based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.-based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983. During the Iran hostage crisis, he began the 30-minute late-night program America Held Hostage, which later was renamed Nightline.
Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Reynolds attended Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond and Wabash College in Crawfordsville. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Reynolds served in the U.S. Army during World War II; he was a staff sergeant (E-6) in the infantry and was awarded the Purple Heart.
After the war, Reynolds began his broadcast career in Indiana with WWCA-AM in Gary. Reynolds was a television anchor in Chicago, first on the original WBKB in 1949, which in 1953 would become WBBM-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station; he also served as Chicago correspondent for CBS News. In 1963, he moved to the second WBKB, an ABC owned-and-operated station (now known as WLS-TV) and served as their main news anchor. Reynolds joined ABC News in 1965 as a correspondent.
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