Frank Magid [SEP] cause of death
New York and Los Angeles, but in Marion, Iowa, where the company was based. Magid retired as CEO of Frank N. Magid Associates in 2002 and was succeeded by his son, Brent, but remained chairman of the company until his death.
Frank Magid died, aged 78, from lymphoma in Santa Barbara, California. He was survived by his wife, two sons, four grandchildren and a brother.
External links.
- "Cedar Rapids Gazette" obituary
- Frank N. Magid Associates
Frank Magid
Frank Magid (born September 1, 1931, Chicago, Illinois—died February 5, 2010, Santa Barbara, California) was an American marketing consultant, widely known for introducing the "Action News" format of evening local TV news, and was an original developer of "Good Morning America". "Time" magazine named Magid "the nation's leading television news doctor" in 1977, and he became the namesake of the term "Magidized".
After serving in the Army during the Korean