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Frank Singiser (July 16, 1908 - May 28, 1982) was an announcer and newscaster in the era of old-time radio and in the early years of television.

Early years
Born Frank K. Singiser Jr., his father was a Baptist minister and missionary, which led to his spending his childhood in Minnesota, Burma and Rhode Island. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University in 1928.

Radio
In the late 1920s, Singiser began working at WGY in Schenectady, New York. By February 1929, he not only was an announcer at the station, but he also was the writer for that station's The Jones Family program.

Other professional activities
Singiser was associate professor of radio production at Boston University and taught at Skidmore College.

Television
Singiser was a panelist for the third Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960.

Personal life
Singiser married Mary Alice Thomas in New York City on September 9, 1932. They had a daughter, Susan, and a son, Stephen.

Death
Singiser died May 28, 1982, in Sudbury, Vermont, at age 73. He was survived by his wife and two children.