American journalist (born 1951)
Hamilton Frazier Moore, Jr.
(born April 4, 1951), known as
Frazier Moore
, is an American journalist. For a quarter-century he was a television reporter/critic for The
Associated Press
, retiring from that job in December 2017. He is the author of
Inside ‘Family Guy’: An Illustrated History
, published in 2019 by HarperCollins.
Background
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Moore grew up in
Athens
, Georgia, and attended the
University of Georgia
, graduating in 1974 with a journalism degree. He was a staff writer for
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
and
The Fort Myers
(Florida)
News-Press,
where he received a
National Headliners Award
. Other publications for which Moore has written include
Spy
,
Connoisseur
,
The New York Times,
Interview
and
TV Guide
.
First job out of college: Serving as world's worst well-intentioned management trainee at Southern Bell telephone, which swiftly disconnected him.
In apparent incongruency with his ultimate career as a TV critic?or maybe not?in a fit of pique he once hurled his TV down a flight of stairs.
He was also Director of Publications for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Career with Associated Press
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In 1992, Moore became television critic for The Associated Press, based in New York. One of his columns recounted his performance as an extra on
Law & Order
. Another suggested longtime
60 Minutes
commentator
Andy Rooney
retire, whereupon Rooney aired Moore's telephone number and
60 Minutes
viewers swamped the AP headquarters with calls. Moore clandestinely entered the audience of a
test show
for the upcoming
Late Show with Conan O'Brien
, breaking a long-standing taboo in entertainment reporting, and subsequently published an unfavorable review of what would become an icon in television history.
Moore served as a
Peabody Awards
Board member
from 2004–2010.
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He has hosted a weekly TV-related commentary for Los Angeles public radio station KCRW.
In December 2017, Moore retired from the AP, but not to retire?instead, to pursue the
Family Guy
project and other ventures.
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