Bob Franken

Bob Franken is an American journalist and frequent guest on MSNBC. Franken was CNN's primary correspondent in President Clinton's impeachment. He specializes in political reporting and often uses puns in his commentaries. In early 2007 Franken's contract was not renewed by CNN and he moved to rival MSNBC.

Franken gained recognition as a news reporter at WJW-TV, then a CBS-TV affiliate in Cleveland. Franken reported on the great blizzards of 1977 and 1978 there, the financial default of the city, and the desegregation of the Cleveland Public Schools ruling by the late U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Battisti. He covered combat in both Iraq wars, the White House during the George W. Bush administration, the Clinton scandals, the Supreme Court, and Congress for ten years. He also reportedly extensively on the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. His columns, “an extended middle finger pointed in all directions”., are syndicated by King Features to US newspapers.

Franken was recently inducted into the Society for Professional Journalists Washington Hall of Fame. An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he is a cousin of Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

External links

• CNN Bob Franken bio on the Huffington Post
• Bob Franken transcripts
• Bob Franken's Pundits Blogs for The Hill