Robert Richter

Robert Richter (born October 23, 1929) is an American documentary filmmaker. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short. Early life and education After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, young Robert headed west to California’s Occidental College for a Telluride Association experimental program, then to Reed College, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Professional life After the Iowa Writers Workshop, Richter joined Oregon Public Broadcasting initially as a producer-reporter, then Director of Public Affairs programs. In addition he reported from the Pacific Northwest for The New York Times. A CBS News Fellowship brought him back to New York where he earned an M.A. in Public Law and Government at Columbia University in 1964. He is the last member of the Edward R. Murrow-Fred Friendly CBS Reports unit still actively producing documentaries. After he left CBS in 1968 to become an independent filmmaker, his company, Richter Productions, Inc. made more than 50 documentaries telecast in prime time on HBO, PBS, CBS, NBC, ABC, TBS, Discovery, BBC and major overseas television outlets.