Frank Hemingway
Frank Hemingway is a non-interactable NPC in Project Zomboid, working as an on-scene journalist for LBMW - Kentucky Radio. Frank usually reports on the station in the morning before his partner, Jackie Jaye.
Description
Frank Hemingway was a reporter for LBMW - Kentucky Radio, as an on-the-scene journalist. Frank, along with his partner, Jackie Jaye. Detailing on the events of the Exclusion Zone. Like Jackie, the player can not interact with Frank directly, but can listen to his reports by turning on any radio at the frequency, 93.2 MHz. The player can find out about the Knox Event from his and Jackie's relays while it is in progress.
Events of Project Zomboid
July 9, 1993
Frank's first gets into the zone the same time Jackie did, at 9am on July 9th, 1993. Frank is situated in the Primary Exclusion Zone camp, south of Louisville, where the military has set up blockades around what they call the 'Exclusion Zone'. Frank reports on recent 'Influenza symptoms brought the towns of West Point and Muldraugh…' ending his first report promising answers from General John McGrew.
Later, Frank actually got the general on the station, with McGrew reporting on the instilling of a no-fly zone over the county. Frank brings up the question of why the people are being left in the dark.
July 10, 1993
Frank reports from within the media camp near the Exclusion Zone in the morning, reporting that he has an 'Exclusive' statement from General John McGrew. Where the general says the outbreak is contained, with apologizes for his 'lack of clarity' on 'The Knox Event' as Frank states.
Frank reports on the growing public anger with how officials were dealing with the outbreak, adding that new detail about the Knox Infection was emerged it being, "Flu-like - then panic and confusion."
July 11, 1993
Frank signed off from the station broadcasting on the growing unrest in the nation, including protest's in Washington D.C, and the continued anger from within the Exclusion Zone.
Into the night Frank, and Jackie report on the growing turmoil from the military throughout the nation spreading the message of, "Stay indoors where possible. Do not panic." With them stating the WHO has canceled all flights to and from mid-America.
July 12, 1993
In the morning, Frank reports on the widening of the Exclusion Zone. And the rumors of conflict on the abandoned border. Into the night, Frank and Jackie detail on the news of violence within the Exclusion Zone, ultimately, they do bring up that this evidence might be an 'exaggeration.'
July 13, 1993
For this broadcast, Frank brings on a witness from within the zone. Frank continued to take to this person from this inside, Joe on the events that occurred within the zone and talked about the blood changing the infected somehow.
July 14, 1993
In the morning alarm is heard through the broadcast on violence is confirmed in the camp by Jackie, and Frank conforms two people are dead, in the chaos, Jackie and Frank are separated.
Within the late night, Frank and Jackie get IN contact with each other. With Frank reporting that "There's been an incursion!" Afterward, Frank screams in pain, possible from trying to get an infected off his person. As this is the last we ever hear of Frank, it might mark, Frank Hemingway's death.
Death
July 14, 1993
Frank Hemingway seemingly died the night of July 14th, 1993. Frank seemingly get harmed by an infected in the chaos of the Exclusion Camp. In his last moments, Frank got separated from his partner Jackie Jaye, with her surviving the aftermath of the incursion at the camp. Frank died a trying to expose the truth to the common people, in that sense he died for something.
Relationships
Jackie Jaye
- Main article: Jackie Jaye
Jackie is Frank's partner on LBMW - Kentucky Radio, reporting on the Knox Event together to his end. Both him and Jackie started from within the Primary Exclusion Zone camp, as the situation in the Exclusion Zone became heated. Early in the morning of the fourteenth, a military personnel opened fire on two unarmed civilians, angering protesters. Warning shots, tear gas deployed. In the process, Jackie and Frank get separated, Frank is believed to be killed in the process, but Jackie gets to escape and continue broadcasting.
- Jackie and Frank's last recorded conversation:
- Jackie Jaye:
- "I've been... separated from my colleague Frank Hemingway. There's gunfire on the other side of the camp. Frank! Frank. Can you hear me? We're live. We're live on air."
- Frank Hemingway:
- "Jackie! There's been an incursion! There's hundreds of them! They're everywhere! They came from every side!"
- Jackie Jaye:
- "Frank! What are they? What do they look like?"
- Frank Hemingway:
- "Argh! ARGH! FUCK! GET OFF ME! GET OFF!"
- Jackie Jaye:
- "Jesus Christ."
- Jackie Jaye:
Joe
Joe, as he is named in the broadcasts on July 13th describes his events inside the Exclusion Zone. Joe reports military activity in from within the Zone. This is the first and last time we hear of Joe.
General John McGrew
- Main article: General John McGrew
General McGrew is the leading officer responsible for the military stationed at the Exclusion Zone. Frank had reported on the general's actions, even getting permission to broadcast an Exclusive Statement from McGrew. McGrew might have a negative opinion on Hemingway due to his opinion on Jackie, saying them (Jackie & Frank, among other reporters) have been spreading rumors and falsehoods, causing panic during the Knox Event.
Trivia
- Frank Hemingway can be used as an outfit or spawned as a zombie in the debug mode and can presumably be found in the game. Outfit color is randomized and body/hair/beard are not set.
- An LBMW radio van can be found, presumably used by Jackie and Frank for their reports on LBMW - Kentucky Radio.
- A trailer within the Louisville Camp has the LBMW logo on the front, with two radios inside the building, which we can presume that Frank and Jackie used to broadcast with on the radio.