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==Biography==
==Biography==
O'Brien was born in [[Connecticut]].<ref name=fox/> Before joining Fox, he worked as a creative director at [[CNBC]], and later helped create [[America's Talking]], which later became [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-man-behind-the-look-of-fox-news-rich-obrien-has-died/337482 |title=The Man Behind the Look of Fox News, Rich O'Brien, Has Died |last=Ariens |first=Chris |date=2017-08-07 |website=www.adweek.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref><ref name=fox>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/07/richard-obrien-pioneering-fox-news-creative-director-dies-at-59.html |title=Richard O'Brien, pioneering Fox News creative director, dies at 60 |date=2017-08-07 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/behind-front-lines-cable-news-article-1.663024 |title=Behind Front Lines at Cable News |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=2003-04-02 |website=NY Daily News |language=en |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref> 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 (journalist)|John Moody]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/24/magazine/the-red-state-network.html |title=The Red-State Network |last=Sella |first=Marshall |date=2001-06-24 |website=The New York Times Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref>
O'Brien was born in [[Connecticut]].<ref name=fox/> Before joining Fox, he worked as a creative director at [[CNBC]], and later helped create [[America's Talking]], which later became [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-man-behind-the-look-of-fox-news-rich-obrien-has-died/337482 |title=The Man Behind the Look of Fox News, Rich O'Brien, Has Died |last=Ariens |first=Chris |date=2017-08-07 |website=www.adweek.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref><ref name=fox>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/richard-obrien-pioneering-fox-news-creative-director-dies-at-60/ |title=Richard O'Brien, pioneering Fox News creative director, dies at 60 |date=2017-08-07 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/behind-front-lines-cable-news-article-1.663024 |title=Behind Front Lines at Cable News |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=2003-04-02 |website=NY Daily News |language=en |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref> 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 (journalist)|John Moody]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/24/magazine/the-red-state-network.html |title=The Red-State Network |last=Sella |first=Marshall |date=2001-06-24 |website=The New York Times Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:39, 10 November 2024

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.[3]

Biography

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O'Brien was born in Connecticut.[3] Before joining Fox, he worked as a creative director at CNBC, and later helped create America's Talking, which later became MSNBC.[4][3][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]

References

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  1. ^ Richard O'Brien Obituary
  2. ^ Sherman, Gabriel (2017-05-14). "Women Can Wear Pants on Fox News Now, But Not Much Else Has Changed". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-08-08. Ailes loyalists continue to be moved out: Last week, Fox's longtime head of graphics, Richard O'Brien, left when his job was eliminated in a reorganization.
  3. ^ a b c "Richard O'Brien, pioneering Fox News creative director, dies at 60". Fox News. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. ^ Ariens, Chris (2017-08-07). "The Man Behind the Look of Fox News, Rich O'Brien, Has Died". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (2003-04-02). "Behind Front Lines at Cable News". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ^ Sella, Marshall (2001-06-24). "The Red-State Network". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-08.