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[source: City of Phoenix/Deborah Sedillo Dugan] PHX 11 is airing a special about retiring Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks that will air at various times through Nov. 5, including at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The 10-minute program, “The Life and Times of Frank Fairbanks,” is narrated by award-winning journalist Kent Dana, who recently retired from Channel 5 (KPHO) after more than 30 years in broadcasting.

“It’s appropriate that this program brings together two retiring Valley icons,” said the city’s acting Public Information Office Director Deborah Sedillo Dugan.

The program features testimonials by professional sports magnate and civic leader Jerry Colangelo; C.A. Howlett, US Airways senior vice president of public affairs; Bill Post, Pinnacle West Capital chief executive officer; Ioanna Morfessis, president of IO.INC, a national economic-development consulting firm; Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox; former City Councilman Calvin C. Goode; former Deputy City Manager Jack Tevlin; and Lionel Lyons, director of the city’s Equal Opportunity Department.

The Fairbanks family shared many personal photos for the program, which depicts Phoenix’s growth and development under Fairbanks’ leadership.

The 63-year-old Phoenix native, whose last day is Thursday, Nov. 5, was appointed city manager in 1990. He has held the position longer than any previous manager. Under his leadership, Phoenix earned major accomplishments and grew to the fifth-largest city in the country.

Visit phoenix.gov/11 to view the replay schedule.

PHX 11 is the city’s award-winning news and information station broadcast on Cox Cable and accessible on the city’s Internet site, phoenix.gov. Viewers also can follow PHX 11 on Twitter: twitter.com/watchphx11.