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As he says, \u201cIt became my passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The long and strange hours, late nights, and frantic pace of the paper strongly colored Frank\u2019s time at the University. In his three years with The Cavalier Daily, he served as both Executive Editor and Arts &amp; Entertainment Editor, learning management techniques, interview styles, and new subjects. He jokes about the significant time investment in the roles he took on, stating that while he was a student he told people that he \u201cmajored in Cavalier Daily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frank recalls the story that stood out to him more than any other: Famed actor Robert Mitchum came to Charlottesville as \u201cthe guest of honor at the Virginia Film Festival.\u201d Frank says that he \u201cspent weeks negotiating with [Mitchum\u2019s] agent for time,\u201d and was finally able to meet Mitchum at the Boar\u2019s Head Inn. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=VKMcAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=q28EAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=1113%2C2673198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The interview was clearly memorable<\/a> but also instilled in Frank the importance of the hard work needed \u201cto bring the person to life on the page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frank appreciated the \u201csense of camaraderie and responsibility of working together to ungodly hours on breaking news,\u201d noting that it was a fertile ground for the growth of friendships. In addition, Frank met his wife Catherine at the paper in 1995 when she was a copy editor. This year marks their 16th anniversary. They have two sons.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s excellent work at The Cavalier Daily got him a job at Entertainment Weekly following graduation; he went on to become a political reporter at Time Magazine. He&#8217;s written two books, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winespectator.com\/webfeature\/show\/id\/52992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">today he serves as associate editor at Wine Spectator magazine and news editor of its website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He says that young writers today ask him for advice on the foundational elements and basics of journalism. Thankfully he can pass those along because, he notes, \u201cI learned all of those basics in the basement of Newcomb Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch Frank quips that he started at the University of Virginia in 1992 \u201cknowing exactly what I wanted to do with my life \u2013 pediatrics.\u201d By his second year, Frank says that he no longer knew what his future career path held. 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