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{{Short description|American television reporter (1939–2016)}}
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| name = Dick Oliver | name = Dick Oliver
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| birthname = Richard Vincent Oliver Jr. | birthname = Richard Vincent Oliver Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|4|11}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|4|11}}
| birth_place = ], ], U.S. | birth_place = ], ], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|11|1939|4|15}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|11|1939|4|15}}
| death_place = New York, New York, U.S. | death_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| education = ] (BA, MS)
| occupation = Journalist and reporter | occupation = Journalist and reporter
| years_active = 1961–2002
| family = | years_active = 1961–2002
| spouse = Marilyn Blendowski, {{marriage|Kathryn McGrath|1993|2016}} | family =
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* Marilyn Blendowski
* {{marriage|Kathryn McGrath|1993|2016}}
}}
| children = 2
| credits = ] | children = 2
| credits = Reporter for '']'' (TV program) (1988-2002)
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'''Richard Vincent Oliver Jr.''' (April 11, 1939 &ndash; November 11, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/dick-oliver-died-good-day-new-york.html|title=Dick Oliver, Reporter for ‘Good Day New York,’ Dies at 77|first=Daniel E.|last=Slotnik|date=15 November 2016|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> was a television reporter of '']'' held in ] (1988–2002). '''Richard Vincent Oliver Jr.''' (April 11, 1939 &ndash; November 11, 2016)<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/dick-oliver-died-good-day-new-york.html|title=Dick Oliver, Reporter for 'Good Day New York,' Dies at 77|first=Daniel E.|last=Slotnik|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 November 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> was an American print journalist, radio host and television reporter, best known for his tenure as a correspondent for '']'' from 1988 until 2001, broadcast on television station ].<ref name="MC"/>

Oliver was the first journalist to report on the 9/11 attacks on live television.<ref>{{Citation |title=Realtime TV multiviewer of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPQ45K4kheU |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Oliver was born in ]. He graduated from ], and received his bachelor's degree from ] and master's degree from ].<ref name=NYT/>
Oliver was born in ]. In 2001, while field reporting on a landlord-tenant dispute, he was involved in a heated exchange live on air with ''Good Day New York'' co-anchor ].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtzG3wdF_IU</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Starr|first=Michael|date=2001-07-20|title=JIM & DICK ALL THE RAGE ON ‘GOOD DAY’ ; AM HOST AND REPORTER SWAP ANGRY INSULTS ON LIVE TV|url=https://nypost.com/2001/07/20/jim-am-host-and-reporter-swap-angry-insults-on-live-tv/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> Less than two months later, on the morning of September 11, Oliver had been on assignment in ] when the ] on the ] occurred. His live report was among the earliest news coverage of the event.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-17|title=R.I.P.: NYC Radio Host, Reporter Dick Oliver Dead at 77|url=http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2016/11/rip-nyc-radio-host-reporter-dick-oliver.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Media Confidential|language=en-US}}</ref> He would retire from Fox the following year and teach journalism at ], ] and ].
He started his career as a reporter and editor with the ], in 1961, before becoming a reporter for ]

Oliver was a radio host, as presenter of a program called ''The Daily News Bulldog Edition'' in 1978, and becoming assistant managing editor in 1980, he remained with the program that was broadcast on several New York station's until 1995.<ref name="MC"/>
In 1988 he became a reporter on the television breakfast show '']'' until 2001. On July 19, 2001, while field reporting on a landlord-tenant dispute, he was involved in a heated exchange live on air with ''Good Day New York'' anchor ].<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtzG3wdF_IU| title = Anchor vs. Reporter on-air fight | website=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Starr|first=Michael|date=2001-07-20|title=JIM & DICK ALL THE RAGE ON 'GOOD DAY'; AM HOST AND REPORTER SWAP ANGRY INSULTS ON LIVE TV|url=https://nypost.com/2001/07/20/jim-am-host-and-reporter-swap-angry-insults-on-live-tv/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref>

On the morning of September 11, Oliver had been on assignment in ] when the ] on the ] occurred. With the ] still running, the station quickly interrupted a commercial break to switch to Oliver. After 8 minutes, the uplink signal from the van was interrupted due to a failure at the receiver on the roof of one of the two towers. Reporting from Oliver continued over a phone line.

His live report was among the earliest news coverage of the event.<ref name="MC">{{Cite web|date=2016-11-17|title=R.I.P.: NYC Radio Host, Reporter Dick Oliver Dead at 77|url=http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2016/11/rip-nyc-radio-host-reporter-dick-oliver.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Media Confidential|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The first minutes of the reporting of the 9/11 attacks from WNYW/Fox 5 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PElRJEDMuE |access-date=2023-09-13 |language=en}}</ref> Oliver would retire from Fox the following year and afterward taught journalism at ], ] and ].

He died in a hospice care facility on November 11, 2016, aged 77, from complications of a stroke.<ref name="MC"/>


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American television reporter (1939–2016)
Dick Oliver
BornRichard Vincent Oliver Jr.
(1939-04-11)April 11, 1939
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 77)
New York, New York, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA, MS)
Occupation(s)Journalist and reporter
Years active1961–2002
Notable creditReporter for Good Day New York (TV program) (1988-2002)
Spouses
  • Marilyn Blendowski
Kathryn McGrath ​ ​(m. 1993⁠–⁠2016)​
Children2

Richard Vincent Oliver Jr. (April 11, 1939 – November 11, 2016) was an American print journalist, radio host and television reporter, best known for his tenure as a correspondent for Good Day New York from 1988 until 2001, broadcast on television station WNYW Fox 5.

Oliver was the first journalist to report on the 9/11 attacks on live television.

Career

Oliver was born in Astoria, Queens. He graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School, and received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University and master's degree from Columbia School of Journalism. He started his career as a reporter and editor with the New York Daily News, in 1961, before becoming a reporter for United Press International

Oliver was a radio host, as presenter of a program called The Daily News Bulldog Edition in 1978, and becoming assistant managing editor in 1980, he remained with the program that was broadcast on several New York station's until 1995.

In 1988 he became a reporter on the television breakfast show Good Day New York until 2001. On July 19, 2001, while field reporting on a landlord-tenant dispute, he was involved in a heated exchange live on air with Good Day New York anchor Jim Ryan.

On the morning of September 11, Oliver had been on assignment in Lower Manhattan when the attack on the World Trade Center occurred. With the production truck still running, the station quickly interrupted a commercial break to switch to Oliver. After 8 minutes, the uplink signal from the van was interrupted due to a failure at the receiver on the roof of one of the two towers. Reporting from Oliver continued over a phone line.

His live report was among the earliest news coverage of the event. Oliver would retire from Fox the following year and afterward taught journalism at Columbia University, Hunter College and New York University.

He died in a hospice care facility on November 11, 2016, aged 77, from complications of a stroke.

References

  1. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (15 November 2016). "Dick Oliver, Reporter for 'Good Day New York,' Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  2. ^ "R.I.P.: NYC Radio Host, Reporter Dick Oliver Dead at 77". Media Confidential. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. Realtime TV multiviewer of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, retrieved 2024-09-21
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Anchor vs. Reporter on-air fight. YouTube.
  5. Starr, Michael (2001-07-20). "JIM & DICK ALL THE RAGE ON 'GOOD DAY'; AM HOST AND REPORTER SWAP ANGRY INSULTS ON LIVE TV". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. The first minutes of the reporting of the 9/11 attacks from WNYW/Fox 5, retrieved 2023-09-13


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