Art Franklin: Difference between revisions
(New page: '''Art Franklin''' (born in Detroit, Michigan) was a television reporter and anchor for WBRC 6 from ____ to 2003. Franklin graduated from the University of Michagan and worked fo...) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Art Franklin''' (born in Detroit, Michigan) was a television reporter and anchor for [[WBRC 6]] from | '''Art Franklin''' (born [[1958]] in Detroit, Michigan) was a television reporter and anchor for [[WBRC 6]] from [[1991]] to [[May 30]], [[2003]]. | ||
Franklin graduated from the University of Michagan and worked for WILX in Lansing, Michigan and anchored news and sports on WDZZ-FM in Flint, Michigan. He then became a military affairs correspondent for WAVY in Norfolk, Virginia before coming to Birmingham. | Franklin graduated from the University of Michagan and worked for WILX in Lansing, Michigan and anchored news and sports on WDZZ-FM in Flint, Michigan. He then became a military affairs correspondent for WAVY in Norfolk, Virginia before coming to Birmingham. | ||
Franklin | As a reporter and, later, an anchor for WBRC TV, Franklin covered the trials of [[Thomas Blanton]] and [[Bobby Frank Cherry]] for the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. He also traveled to Washington D.C. to cover the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and to New York in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. | ||
Franklin's documentary "Kids and Violence: Saving a Generation" won an Emmy and a Scripps Howard Award. He also produced "Chosen One: The Fred Shuttlesworth Story" for WBRC. As an advocate for alternatives to violence, Franklin headed [[U-Turn]], an anti-gang initiative and coordinated the Fox 6 Kids and Jobs summer employment program. In [[1993]] Mayor [[Richard Arrington]] appointed him to chair the newly-created [[Birmingham Youth Advisory Commission]]. When Franklin decided not to renew his contract with WBRC in [[2003]], there were rumors that he was planning to enter politics, perhaps making a run for [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
Instead, Franklin moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he ran a record label. He moved on to do television work in New York and Miami before returning to Atlanta to work for WXIA. He is currently anchoring weekend news broadcasts for WAGA. | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* Franklin, Art (2007) ''Give it All You Got: A Message to My Young Brothers.'' | * Franklin, Art (2007) ''Give it All You Got: A Message to My Young Brothers.'' | ||
==References== | |||
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 18, 2003) "Anchor Franklin to leave Channel 6." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
* Williams, Roy (May 30, 1993) "Group to review city-funded youth programs." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| Line 13: | Line 21: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Art}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Art}} | ||
[[Category:1958 births]] | |||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Television personalities]] | [[Category:Television personalities]] | ||
[[Category:Emmy award winners]] | |||
[[Category:Authors]] | [[Category:Authors]] | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 20 December 2007
Art Franklin (born 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) was a television reporter and anchor for WBRC 6 from 1991 to May 30, 2003.
Franklin graduated from the University of Michagan and worked for WILX in Lansing, Michigan and anchored news and sports on WDZZ-FM in Flint, Michigan. He then became a military affairs correspondent for WAVY in Norfolk, Virginia before coming to Birmingham.
As a reporter and, later, an anchor for WBRC TV, Franklin covered the trials of Thomas Blanton and Bobby Frank Cherry for the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. He also traveled to Washington D.C. to cover the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and to New York in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Franklin's documentary "Kids and Violence: Saving a Generation" won an Emmy and a Scripps Howard Award. He also produced "Chosen One: The Fred Shuttlesworth Story" for WBRC. As an advocate for alternatives to violence, Franklin headed U-Turn, an anti-gang initiative and coordinated the Fox 6 Kids and Jobs summer employment program. In 1993 Mayor Richard Arrington appointed him to chair the newly-created Birmingham Youth Advisory Commission. When Franklin decided not to renew his contract with WBRC in 2003, there were rumors that he was planning to enter politics, perhaps making a run for Mayor of Birmingham.
Instead, Franklin moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he ran a record label. He moved on to do television work in New York and Miami before returning to Atlanta to work for WXIA. He is currently anchoring weekend news broadcasts for WAGA.
Publications
- Franklin, Art (2007) Give it All You Got: A Message to My Young Brothers.
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (April 18, 2003) "Anchor Franklin to leave Channel 6." Birmingham News.
- Williams, Roy (May 30, 1993) "Group to review city-funded youth programs." Birmingham News.
External links
- Art Franklin website
- Franklin's profile at myfoxatlanta.com