- Richard Richter was born on November 17, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Richard was a producer and writer, known for FDR (1982), ABC News Close-Up (1960) and The Killing Ground (1979). Richard was married to Joan. Richard died on June 29, 2018 in Issaquah, Washington, USA.
- SpouseJoan(? - 2018) (his death, 2 children)
- He was also a news producer for ABC television and WETA, the Washington DC-area PBS affiliate.
- He was the founder and president of Radio Free Asia in 1996. For 10 years he led its broadcasts to nations in East Asia that are subject to government censorship. Programs were aired in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Wu, Tibetan, Uighur, and Vietnamese.
- He started out as a copy aide at the New York Times and a reporter for Newsday and the New York World-Telegram and Sun.
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