Shortly after Joe’s passing, a number of tributes dedicated to Joe and his work appeared both on the radio and in print. Links to these tributes appear below.
On the Radio:
- RadioLab – The Voice in Your Head – A Tribute to Joe Frank with Jad Abumrad, Brooke Gladstone, Ira Glass
- KCRW | Press Play Remembering radio legend Joe Frank Madeleine Brand with Jennifer Ferro, Bob Carlson, Ira Glass (Note: Segment on Joe starts after about 30 seconds)
- NPR | All Things Considered – Radio Artist, Writer Joe Frank Dies At 79 with Kelly McEvers, Ari Shapiro, Ira Glass and Joe Frank
- NPR | Fresh Air – Remembering Peabody Award-Winning Radio Artist Joe Frank with Dave Davies, includes Terry Gross’ 1989 interview with Joe Frank
- WNYC | On the Media – Joe Frank: The Known-Unknown with Brooke Gladstone, Mark Oppenheimer and Jad Abumrad featuring Joe Frank show segments.
In Print:
- New York Review of Books – The Radio Auteur: Joe Frank, Ira Glass, and Narrative Radio by Andrew Leland
- The New York Times – Joe Frank, Spinner of Strange Radio Tales, Is Dead at 79 by Richard Sandomir
- The Washington Post – Joe Frank, boundary-pushing storyteller whose medium was radio, dies at 79 by Harrison Smith
- Los Angeles Times – Joe Frank, who pushed the boundaries of radio storytelling, dies at 79 by Steve Marble
- LA Observed – Dark Matter: The radio art of Joe Frank by Joel Bellman
Online Tributes:
- HITS Daily Double
- KCRW remembers radio artist Joe Frank by Avishay Artsy
- KCRW – On Joe Frank and his transformative work by Jennifer Ferro
- KCRW - On Joe Frank’s hallucinogenic journeys by Bob Carlson
- KCRW - On being a ‘friend of Joe’ by Larry Josephson
- Slate – Joe Frank Signs Off by Mark Oppenheimer
- Chicago Reader – From the archive: Remembering radio storyteller Joe Frank by Deanna Isaacs
- Current – Fans of Joe Frank remember the storyteller’s dark sonic magic by Jon Kalish
- Jewish Journal – Joe Frank, Radio Host and Producer, 79 by Avishay Artsy
- Quartzy - Joe Frank’s absurdist dreamscapes proved that real art has a place on the radio by Lila MacLellan
- AIR Media – In memory of Joe Frank (1938-2018)
- The Woodstock Whisperer – Story Weaver Extraordinaire Joe Frank
Last Updated: September 9, 2019