The New York Times reports the passing of Mr. Blank, who as graphics director for CBS and later ABC television news, came up with the use of logolike images behind the anchors in conjunction with major news coverage.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/arts/television/18blank.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/arts/television/18blank.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries