Richard Heffner
Richard Heffner | |
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| Born | August 5, 1925 |
| Died | December 17, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Communications professor Broadcaster |
| Notable work | The Open Mind |
Richard Douglas Heffner (August 5, 1925 – December 17, 2013) was the creator and host of The Open Mind, a public affairs television show first broadcast in 1956. He was a University Professor of Communications and Public Policy at Rutgers University and also taught an honors seminar at New York University.