Frank Field (né Franklyn Feld; March 30, 1923 – July 1, 2023) was an American television meteorologist in New York City for five decades, reporting on the weather and science and health topics.
[3] Field was born Franklyn Feld on March 30, 1923, in Queens, New York, of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
After the war, he worked in optometry (earning a doctorate in the practice) before switching back to weather forecasting.
[citation needed] Field began his career in 1958 at WRCA-TV (renamed WNBC-TV in 1960), remaining there for over 25 years.
[5][better source needed] In 1988, Field hosted an educational video on fire safety and prevention, Plan to Get Out Alive, produced by WCBS in association with McDonald's and First Alert.