Background
SHAKESPEARE, Frank was born on April 9, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of Frank J. Shakespeare Senior and Frances Hughes Shakespeare.
ambassador diplomatist and radio and television executive
SHAKESPEARE, Frank was born on April 9, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of Frank J. Shakespeare Senior and Frances Hughes Shakespeare.
Bachelor of Science, Holy Cross College, 1945. Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Colorado School Mines, 1975. Distributed control system (honorary), Pace University, 1979.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Delaware Law School, 1980. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Sacred Heart University, 1985. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Dallas, 1987.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Pepperdine University, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Nichols College, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Marquette University, 1993.
Doctor of Public Service (honorary), Hillsdale College, 1996.
President and General Manager WCBSTV, New York 1959-1963. Vice-President and Assistant to President CBS-TV Network 1963-1965. Executive Vice-President CBS-TV Stations 1965-1967.
President CBS Television Service Division 1967-1969. Director United States Information Agency 1969-1973. Executive Vice President Westinghouse Electric Company 1973-1975.
President RKO General 1975-1983, Vice-chairman 1983-1985. Chairman Board Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Inc. 1982-1985; Ambassador to Portugal 1985-1986, to the Holy See 1986-1989.
Director Heritage Foundation since 1989, Bradley Foundation since 1989. Young Man of Year, New York.
Chairman Heritage Foundation, 1975-1985, director, since 1989. Chairman Radio Free Europe Radio Station Liberty, Inc., 1976-1985. Director Bradley Founhd., since 1989.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member of Union League.
Married Deborah Anne Spaeth, October 9, 1954. Children: Mark, Andrea, Fredricka.