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Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) [1] was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms.
Nov 14, 2023 · Frank Melton was a virtual unknown when he arrived in Jackson from Texas in 1984. At 33 years old, he had been picked to run WLBT as the station’s president and CEO, with longtime NAACP leader and state legislator Aaron Henry as chairman.
May 8, 2009 · The mayor, Frank E. Melton, 60, had a heart attack Tuesday night after the polls closed. Mr. Melton was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being found unconscious in his home 10 minutes after...
Frank Melton: The Definitive Journalism of a Flawed Mayor. The JFP’s award-winning coverage that led to multiple trials against a certain “loose cannon.”
May 7, 2009 · JACKSON, Miss. — Frank Melton, 60, the mayor of Mississippi’s largest city, died early today, two days after losing a primary re-election bid and days before he was set to stand trial on federal...
May 8, 2009 · Former KTRE sports anchor and CEO Frank Melton has died. He passed away Wednesday night from a heart condition. Melton fell ill just before losing his bid for re-election in a tense democratic...
Sep 26, 2006 · Frank Melton first made himself known in Jackson, Mississippi in 1984 when he took over WLBT on February first of that year. He immediately fired the first black general manager of a network affiliated TV station in the country, William H. Dilday Junior, putting his name in the headlines.
May 7, 2009 · Former Tyler TV Executive Frank Melton died just after midnight Thursday. Melton's death comes just two days after he lost his bid for to a renomination to a seco.
Jul 11, 2008 · Mayor Frank Melton of Jackson, Miss., was indicted Wednesday on federal civil rights charges related to the unannounced demolition of a duplex that he said was a crack house.
May 7, 2009 · Frank Melton, the mayor of Mississippi's largest city, died early Thursday, two days after losing a primary re-election bid and days before he was set to stand trial on federal...
