News executive Richard Wald, who helped build ABC News, dies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Wald, a longtime journalist who helped build ABC News into a powerhouse following a career in newspapers, has died. He was 92.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Wald, a longtime journalist who helped build ABC News into a powerhouse following a career in newspapers, has died. He was 92.
Longtime news executive Richard Wald has died at age 92 after suffering a stroke this week
The wiry, optimistic newshound taught journalism at his alma mater, Columbia University, after retiring from ABC News in 1999.
Wald was a lieutenant for ABC's Roone Arledge and an inspiration for the Max Schumacher character in 'Network.'
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