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Hamilton Frazier Moore, Jr. (born April 4, 1951), known as Frazier Moore, is an American journalist. For a quarter-century he was a television reporter/critic for The
Hamilton Frazier Moore, Jr. (born April 4, 1951), known as Frazier Moore, is an American journalist. For a quarter-century he was a television reporter/critic for The Associated Press
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, retiring from that job in December 2017. He is the author of ''Inside ‘Family Guy’: An Illustrated History'', published in 2019 by HarperCollins.
Background
Moore grew up inAthens
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, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia
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, graduating in 1974 with a journalism degree. He was a staff writer for ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' and ''The Fort Myers'' (Florida) ''News-Press,'' where he received a National Headliners Award
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. Other publications for which Moore has written include ''Spy'', ''Connoisseur'', ''The New York Times,'' ''Interview'' and ''TV Guide''.
First job out of college: Serving as world's worst well-intentioned management trainee at Southern Bell telephone, which swiftly disconnected him.
In apparent incongruency with his ultimate career as a TV critic—or maybe not—in a fit of pique he once hurled his TV down a flight of stairs.
He was also Director of Publications for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Career with Associated Press
In 1992, Moore became television critic for The Associated Press, based in New York. One of his columns recounted his performance as an extra on '' Law & Order''. Another suggested longtime '' 60 Minutes'' commentatorAndy Rooney
Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program '' 60 Minutes'' from 1978 to 201 ...
retire, whereupon Rooney aired Moore's telephone number and '' 60 Minutes'' viewers swamped the AP headquarters with calls.
Moore served as a Peabody Awards Board member
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from 2004–2010. He has hosted a weekly TV-related commentary for Los Angeles public radio station KCRW.
In December 2017, Moore retired from the AP, but not to retire—instead, to pursue the ''Family Guy'' project and other ventures.
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