Joe Frank (born August 19, 1938) is an American radio personality, known best for

his often philosophical, humorous, surrealist, and sometimes absurd monologues and
radio dramas.

In 1986, on the invitation of Ruth Hirschman [Seymour] the general manager of NPR's
Santa Monica affiliate KCRW, Frank moved to Santa Monica, California where he
wrote, produced and performed in his own weekly hour-long radio program, "Joe
Frank: Work In Progress."

While at KCRW, Frank received several awards, including a Peabody Award and two
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards, one for his acclaimed three-part series
"Rent-a-Family." Frank was also a Guggenheim Fellow.

Joe Frank continued to work at KCRW until 2002, and his work evolved, as evidenced
by the diverse series he produced: first Work in Progress, then In The Dark,
followed by Somewhere Out There, and finally The Other Side.