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Frank Batten Sr. dies at 82; executive who founded Weather Channel
Times Wire ServicesFrank Batten Sr., who created television's Weather Channel in 1982 amid skepticism that there was an audience for 24 hours of news on storms and temperature readings, has died. He was 82. Batten, the retired chairman of privately held Landmark...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, Harvard University, Death, Entertainment
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Newspaper Mogul, "Weather Channel" Founder Dies
The Associated PressFrank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died Thursday. He was 82. Batten, the retired chairman of privately held Landmark Communications and a former chairman of...Tags: Surgery, Awards and Prizes, Television Industry, Television Stations, Harvard University
Sep 11, 2009
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Sep 10, 2009
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