Richard O'Brien (Fox News) explained

Richard "Rich" O'Brien (August 1956 – August 5, 2017)^[1] was an American television creative director known for his work at Fox News, where he worked from 1996 until his job was eliminated in May 2017.^[2] At Fox, he eventually became a senior vice president and creative director.

Biography

O'Brien was born in Connecticut. Before joining Fox, he worked as a creative director at CNBC, and later helped create America's Talking, which later became MSNBC.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] A 2001 New York Times Magazine article described O'Brien as one of "the two sides of FNC's brain," with the other being John Moody.^[6]

Notes and References

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Web site: The Man Behind the Look of Fox News, Rich O'Brien, Has Died . Ariens . Chris . 2017-08-07 . www.adweek.com . en-US . 2017-08-08.
Web site: Richard O'Brien, pioneering Fox News creative director, dies at 60 . 2017-08-07 . Fox News . en-US . 2017-08-08.
Web site: Behind Front Lines at Cable News . Battaglio . Stephen . 2003-04-02 . NY Daily News . en . 2017-08-08.
Web site: The Red-State Network . Sella . Marshall . 2001-06-24 . The New York Times Magazine . en-US . 2017-08-08.