Rest in Peace David Frost

[malaise]

He died overnight of a heart attack.
Never will I forget the Nixon interview.

[pinboy3niner]

1. Link:

David Frost dies aged 74

Journalist and broadcaster famed for interviewing US president Richard Nixon in the 1970s dies after suspected heart attack

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/01/david-frost-dies-74-heart-attack

[malaise]

2. Thanks

Heard it on BBC a few minutes ago

[pinboy3niner]

5. Thanks for posting, malaise

Your post was the first I heard of it. Damn, you're quick!

[malaise]

6. I checked GD before posting

We should thank BBC at 6.00am

[Cerridwen]

3. Link to video of the interview and an article with Frost's impressions of nixon.

Part 1 of 6: video

Parts 2-6 can be found at video link.

Article from cnn entertainment with some comments from Frost about the 28-ish hours he spent interviewing nixon:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/05/david.frost/

[malaise]

4. Lovely

Thanks

[Cerridwen]

7. You're welcome. At the cnn link, there's a caption

under Frost's picture that notes that the nixon interviews were some of the most watched programs of their time. Note it says programs and is not narrowed down to just news programs.

I can't imagine that happening today with the hundreds of available media venues to choose from. It's a small example of compare and contrast.

[malaise]

10. True but back then

it captivated the world. I think it was also the start of the hiring of British men on American TV.

[Graybeard]

8. Frost/Nixon was a really good movie about it.

The interviews are always fascinating to watch and the movie Frost/Nixon (2008) gave some behind the scenes insights as to how they were done.

RIP

[LuvNewcastle]

11. I saw that and I also recommend it.

I was surprised that the interview was almost a disaster. Frost borrowed the money to pay Nixon to do it and to pay for the production expenses. Nixon was a sharp man, and he skillfully evaded Frost's questions in the early interviews. It wasn't until the last interview that Frost got the truth out of Nixon, but it was enough to make a big splash and have media outlets buy the interviews from Frost so he could recoup the money. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat, which is an accomplishment for a movie about events that happened 40 years ago.

Another little tidbit I picked up from the movie was about Diane Sawyer's role as Nixon's biographer. It was barely mentioned, but I noticed it, and that one little part explained a lot about Sawyer and why I always had a feeling about her sincerity and her real-life role as a media player.

[malaise]

12. A lot of folks do not know that Diane Sawyer is a first rate

hack - with a smile - the model for the Fox blondes.

[LuvNewcastle]

18. I never liked her faux-sincerity. She always has that look on her face;

it's obvious that she wants to convey warmth and concern. Makes me fucking sick. ABC News always has these 'human interest' stories and is very light on actual news. I'm sure she has something to do with that. It's about 20 minutes of shallow garbage every night. The only reason I watch it sometimes is to see what they report and, more importantly, what they leave out.

[malaise]

19. The only reason I ever see ABC news is because of Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy

and Max Mayfield's tropical weather updates

[PADemD]

9. David Frost Shows

While searching the internet for his shows, I came across the Archive of American Television:

http://www.emmytvlegends.org/search/node/david%20frost

I used to watch That Was the Week That Was, also known as TW3.

RIP Sir David.

[malaise]

13. Thanks for that link

[PADemD]

15. You're welcome!

[spanone]

14. K&r...

[HipChick]

16. This is so sad...I watched David Frost a lot.

[malaise]

21. 74 seems young these days

But he sure had a full life

[KharmaTrain]

17. A True Rennesaince Man...

...he jetted from London to New York on a daily basis for several years aboard the Concord. He met and interviewed the most interesting people of our time with curiosity and intelligence.

I first saw him in the early 6os on a cutting edge news/comedy show called "That Was The Week That Was"

Rest well Sir David...

[malaise]

20. He truly crossed the pond

with amazing success.

[gopiscrap]

22. RIP