Frank Braun

Frank Dirceu Braun
Born São Paulo, Brazil
Ethnicity Caucasian
Education UCLA
Occupation Journalist Author and Entrepreneur
Years active 1976–present

Frank Dirceu Braun (São Paulo) is a Brazilian and American journalist, author and entrepreneur. He is an award-winning writer and producer, with over 25 years of experience in both print and broadcast journalism. Braun has worked as an Associate Producer for 60 Minutes, and as an Investigative Producer for the CBS affiliated stations.[1] He has covered the space programs of Brazil, the United States, and China for over a decade. Braun has also written for United Press International, CBS. News, Space News, and Business Week magazine.[2]

Braun is currently working on a novel, to be published simultaneously in the U.S. and Brazil.

Early life

Born in Brazil, and raised in the U.S., Braun is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in English Literature. After graduation, he returned to Brazil to help launch "The Latin America Daily Post", an English language daily newspaper patterned after Europe's International Herald Tribune. He also worked for McKinsey & Company Inc, an international management consulting firm.[3]

Mid-Life

The Apollo Mission Anniversary Events

In 1994, Braun was the Executive Producer for the 25th Anniversary of Apollo 11, mankind's first landing on the moon. Vice-President Al Gore was the keynote speaker; Braun also produced the 25th and 30th Anniversary Galas of the Apollo 13 mission.[1][3][4] In December 2002, Braun and James Cameron's Earthship.TV co-produced the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 17, America's last mission to the moon.[3]

Fusion Technology Research

Braun serves a member of the business advisory board of a fusion technology company. He is also the co-founder of Tri-Alpha Energy Inc., a Research and Development company focused on developing fusion energy for the generation of electricity.[3]

Collaboration with James Cameron and Astronauts from the Apollo Missions [5]

On November 15, 2001, Braun's production company collaborated with James Cameron's Earthship.TV to produce The Arthur C. Clarke 2001 Gala. The Clarke Gala honored Science Fiction Writer Arthur C. Clarke, and was attended by over 400 guests in Los Angeles. Keynote speakers included Film Director James Cameron, Actors Patrick Stewart and Morgan Freeman, and Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, James Lovell, and Robert Crippen. In December 2002, Braun and James Cameron's Earthship.TV co-produced the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 17, America's last mission to the moon.[3]

Buzz Aldrin's Official Visit to Brazilian Launch Center Alcantara[6]

In 2002, Braun coordinated the meeting for Buzz Aldrin and previous governor Roseana Sarney, followed by an official visit to the Brazilian rocket launch center of Alcantara.[6]

The Third Global Summit on Peace through Tourism in Pattaya, Thailand, 2005

Braun was one of the speakers on the session of "Role of Media in a 21st Century" [7]

Nominations and Awards

In 1992, Braun was nominated for an Emmy and captured all of the significant awards presented by the San Diego Press Club for Best Investigative journalism for television. Those awards were presented for "Bad Doctors, Blind Trust", an investigative series Braun wrote and produced, which led to reform of the California Medical Board.[1][3]

Works Cited by Others

Publications

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Frank Braun". National Space Society. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Frank Braun". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Business Advisory Board". Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MIFTI). 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Bold, Kathyrn (18 April 1995). "RSVP/ ORANGE COUNTY Hollywood Stars Meet the Real Starmen : At a tribute to the NASA personnel who averted disaster in the Apollo 13 mission, director Ron Howard discusses the reel-life drama of his upcoming movie version". LA Times. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 2001 Arthur C. Clarke Gala (2001). "2001 Arthur C. Clarke Gala". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sá, Décio (24 July 2009). "Minha entrevista com o homem que foi à Lua".
  7. ↑ "Third Global Summit on Peace through Tourism Pattaya, Thailand 2005 Speaker Bios". International Institute for Peace through Tourism. 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alcantara - Ready and Waiting" 4 (2). Launchspace. June 1999. pp. 35–36.
  9. ↑ Lambakis, Steven (3 August 2001). On the Edge of Earth: The Future of American Space Power (1 ed.). The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813121987.
  10. ↑ Braun, Frank (14 May 2001). "Brazilian Congress Criticizes Bilateral Agreement with US". Space News.
  11. ↑ Zaborsky, Victor (2003). The Nonproliferation Review. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Romancing the Skies". Brazzil. October 2002.
  13. ↑ "Latin American Countries with Space Programs, Colleagues or Competitors?" 17 (3). Air & Space Power Journal. 2003. pp. 39–45. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Braun, Frank (22 November 2013). "A Strange Confluence of Flights". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Braun, Frank (2008), "Brazil Exercises the Option to Say No", The Brown Journal of World Affairs 14 (2), retrieved 24 September 2014
  16. ↑ Braun, Frank (12 January 2005). "Brazil Gears Up For Commercial Spaceport". Space Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Braun, Frank (September 2003). "Brazil's Space Race on Throttle Up". Brazzil. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  18. ↑ Braun, Frank (21 September 2004). "Brazil In Space Pushing To Be A Player". Space Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  19. ↑ Braun, Frank (June 2004). "Brazil: The Survival of the Poorest". Brazzil. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "The Martian Metro" 10 (2). The Omni Magazine. November 1987. p. 52. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  21. ↑ Braun, Frank (2006), "Zheng He Revisited: Space Exploration and Sino-Brazilian Relations", The Brown Journal of World Affairs 12 (2), retrieved 24 September 2014