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Title: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: TWCToday on September 10, 2009, 10:04:05 AM

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/frank-batten-sr-retired-landmark-chairman-dies-82 (http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/frank-batten-sr-retired-landmark-chairman-dies-82)

Rest well Frank Batten and thanks for starting The Weather Channel.

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: Anistorm on September 10, 2009, 11:34:52 AM

Very sad to hear this. RIP Frank Batten.  :cry:

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on September 10, 2009, 02:10:23 PM

Very Sad day for the Whole TWC community may he rest in peace.

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: Mike M on September 10, 2009, 04:05:55 PM

Sad news indeed. RIP, Mr. Batten :(

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: Zach on September 10, 2009, 04:07:20 PM

RIP Mr. Batten. Without you, we wouldn't be here as a community this day. :(

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: phw115wvwx on September 10, 2009, 04:20:02 PM

This is a sad day for everyone in the TWC community indeed. :(  He deserves a huge thank you from all of us for creating TWC and for being determined enough to push his creation through even when everyone said that a 24-hour channel completely devoted to weather would never last.  Personally, I'm not sure that I would have become inspired enough to even be a real meteorologist without TWC.  May he rest in peace, and I hope his family will be okay.

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: beanboy89 on September 10, 2009, 04:59:44 PM

Very sad to hear about the passing of Mr. Batten. He really created a new genre of television programming with the creation of TWC. He'll be missed by many.  :(

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: Localonthe8s on September 10, 2009, 05:58:05 PM

RIP Frank. I also thank him for creating TWC. We wouldn't be into weather, smooth jazz or graphics if it wasn't for that channel he geniously created. It's ashame now that NBC took over TWC, things went for the worse while TWC wasn't that bad when Batten/Landmark owned it.

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: TWCToday on September 10, 2009, 06:57:06 PM

Glad TWC is showing a clip on this

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: lfmusiclover on September 14, 2009, 12:25:34 PM

Wow, I hadn't heard about this. RIP Mr. Batten.  :(

Anyone think this might explain his sudden decision to sell off all his assets? Maybe he'd been ill or something and knew he was coming to the end of his life...

Title: Re: Frank Batten Sr., retired Landmark chairman, dies at 82
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on September 14, 2009, 01:26:24 PM

I was thinking Throat Cancer because of the way he talked but thats just me.