Bob Franken is a frequent guest on MSNBC and other networks. Franken was CNN's primary correspondent in President Clinton's impeachment. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He specializes in political reporting and often uses puns in his commentaries. In early 2007[1] Franken's contract was not renewed by CNN; as a result, Franken moved to rival MSNBC.
An award winning journalist, Franken gained notable recognition as a news reporter at WJW-TV, then a CBS-TV affiliate in Cleveland, OH. Franken reported on the great blizzards of 1977 and 1978 there, the financial default of the city, and the desegregation of the Cleveland Public Schools ruling by the late U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Battisti.
Bob Franken was recently inducted into the Society for Professional Journalists Washington Hall of Fame, he covered combat in both Iraq wars, the White House during the George W. Bush administration, the Clinton scandals, the Supreme Court, and Congress for ten years. He forced world attention on the Guantanamo Bay prison camp with his extensive reporting from there.
Bob‘s columns are syndicated by King Features to literally thousands of US newspapers. The column is described as “an extended middle finger pointed in all directions”.[2]
Franken is a cousin of Minnesota Senator Al Franken.[3]