Brian Frons left CBS in 1983 to join NBC Daytime, where he stayed during the rest of the 1980s as vice president.
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10 Facts About Brian Frons
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Brian Frons was instrumental in the launch of the Soap Opera Digest Awards.
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In June 2003, Brian Frons announced the cancellation of the ABC soap opera Port Charles after six years because of low ratings.
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Brian Frons quoted that the decision to cancel the show "was an extremely difficult decision" and that the network was "pleased with the creative execution of the show, but the 30 minute format in this time period posed significant financial challenges".
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Brian Frons was labeled as the most hated man among soap opera fans, with online petitions being made for his firing from ABC Daytime.
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In place of All My Children and One Life to Live, Brian Frons green-lighted two new talk shows, The Chew and The Revolution, respectively.
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On December 2,2011, ABC Disney announced that Brian Frons would be leaving the company effective January 2012.
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Brian Frons was replaced by Vicki Dummer, who has been with ABC since 1996.
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The corporate structure that Brian Frons was running has been dismantled with ABC Daytime going to newly created Times Square Studios headed by Dummer, while SOAPnet was transferred to ABC Family.
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Brian Frons is married to Jeanine Guarneri-Brian Frons, a former director on NBC soap opera Santa Barbara, and they reside in Encino, California.
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