Hal Bates And Famous People: 03/17/15

Hal Bates (Born Harold Simon Joseph Braitman, 26 Aug 1929-14 Jan 2008) was an active member of the entertainment media in Los Angeles for many years. At various times he was an editor and writer for publications including the Hollywood Reporter, Daily News, National Enquirer, Hollywood Now, and others. He was also president of the Hollywood Press Club. [See more Intro on this blog's First Page/John Wayne: http://halbates.blogspot.com/2013/11/introduction-hal-bates-and-john-wayne.html]

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH JURRAL C. P. RHEE AND FRANK KWAN

Presentation in May 1970 to Jurral C.P. Rhee, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner (May 1966-Dec 1970) by Hal Bates and Bob Walsh of KABC (left), with Frank Kwan (right).

Frank Kwan is a veteran communications professional. He was with NBC-Channel 4 in Los Angeles for 18 years before joining the Los Angeles County Office of Education as Communications Director in 1993. He was an executive producer, director and on-air host for news and documentaries. He also held positions at KCOP-TV, KABC radio and KFWB radio.