Fred W. Friendly

Fred W. Friendly
Friendly in 1961
Born	Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer (1915-10-30)October 30, 1915 New York City, US
Died	March 3, 1998(1998-03-03) (aged 82) New York, New York, US
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery
Alma mater	Nichols Junior College[1]
Spouses	Dorothy Greene (m. 1947; later divorced) Ruth Weiss Mark ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	6, including David T. Friendly, Andy Friendly, and Michael Mark

Fred W. Friendly (born Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer, October 30, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. He originated the concept of public-access television cable TV channels.