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David E. Fanning (born 25 May 1946) is a South African American journalist and filmmaker. He was the executive producer of the investigative documentary series Frontline since its first season in 1983 to his retirement in 2015.
David Fanning, FRONTLINE’s founder, served as executive producer of the series from its first season in 1983 until 2015. He then served as executive producer at large until early 2022.
Mar 2, 2017 · With more than 600 films over 33 seasons at “Frontline,” and "World" before it (1977 to 1982), Fanning has blazed a broad path on the shakiest of tightropes — one that ties journalism to...
- Erin Trahan
David Fanning, the executive producer of FRONTLINE, began his filmmaking career in 1970 in his native South Africa. His first films, produced for BBC TV, dealt with race and religion in his...
These are the show-runners who make it happen. David Fanning and Raney Aronson-Rath, photographed in the Frontline editing room, at WGBH, in Boston. Photograph by Jonas Fredwall Karlsson. Some...
At the heart of the best documentaries there is a journey of inquiry -- someone who travels out into the world, comes back with a story, and who then finds meaning in it, and intrigue; someone who...
Sep 24, 2021 · David Fanning has been executive producer of FRONTLINE since its first season in 1983. In 2012, after 30 seasons and more than 530 films, FRONTLINE remains America’s longest-running investigative documentary series on television.
