"1975Z"^^ . . "1915-05-30Z"^^ . "Frank Blair"@en . . . . "1915Z"^^ . . "1995Z"^^ . . . "American broadcast journalist" . "1935Z"^^ . . . "1995-03-14Z"^^ . "Blair, Frank"@en . . "Frank S. Blair, Jr (May 30, 1915 \u2013 March 14, 1995) was a broadcast journalist for NBC News, known for being a news reader on the Today program from 1953 to 1975.Blair was born on May 30, 1915 in Yemassee, South Carolina. He was a Boy Scout, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in 1930. As an adult, he would be honored with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award."@en .