Robert Edward Ferrante (October 6, 1934 – September 15, 2022) was an American news producer.

Biography

Ferrante was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Anna Castellucci and Pasquale Ferrante, a

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. He was raised in

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and attended

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. Ferrante attended

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

, where he earned a

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in 1957. He worked for the

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WNAC, where he described the aftermath of the

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assassination. Ferrante served as the

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for stations in numerous cities. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he had worked at the

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. Ferrante got WGBH-TV an Emmy Award, in which it was described as best news station. After that, he was hired by the CBS News to serve as the executive producer for the ''

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''. He also produced for the ''

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'' and had worked for the public radio

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''. Ferrante served as a member of the Democratic National Committee. He was then hired by

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to work for the ''

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''. Ferrante died in

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, on September 15, 2022, at the age of 87.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrante, Robert 1934 births 2022 deaths Mass media people from Boston Television producers from Massachusetts American television producers American television news producers 20th-century American people 21st-century American people Boston University alumni