Frank Pangallo

{{Short description|Australian journalist and politician}}

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| name = Frank Pangallo

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| parliament = South Australia

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| birth_date = {{Birth month and age|1954|10}}

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| party = Independent (2023–)

| otherparty = SA-Best (until 2023)

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| education = Underdale High School (South Australia)

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| occupation = Journalist; politician

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| office = Member of the South Australian Legislative Council

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Frank Pangallo (born October 1954){{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-best-mp-frank-pangallo-reveals-his-priorities-as-he-settles-in-for-an-eight-year-term-in-parliament/news-story/8518d037620f4ad4f14398097d318a48&usg=AOvVaw2tXlHSKYSRgzs7mMAAmCzo|title=New MP Frank Pangallo's colourful life|date=26 May 2018|newspaper=Adelaide Advertiser}}{{cite news|url=https://salife.com.au/people-places/people-tend-to-remember-me-more-for-the-foot-in-the-door-stuff/|title='People tend to remember me more for the foot-in-the-door stuff'|last=Meegan|first=Genevieve|newspaper=SA Life}} is an Australian journalist and politician. He has been an SA Best member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2018 state election.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=5419|name=Hon Frank Pangallo|former=|access-date=10 November 2022}}

Pangallo worked for the News in Adelaide, becoming editor in 1989, and from 1995 was a television reporter on Today Tonight. In 2017 he became a media advisor to Nick Xenophon.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/former-today-tonight-journalist-frank-pangallo-to-take-up-role-as-media-adviser-to-nick-xenophon/news-story/b32c4b8717230a4dbd1984c22fd75f12|title=Former Today Tonight journalist Frank Pangallo to take up role as media advisor to Nick Xenophon|publisher=News.com.au|date=13 July 2017|last=Bermingham|first=Kathryn}} He was second on the SA Best ticket at the 2018 state election.

In December 2023, Pangallo left the SA-Best party.{{Cite web | title=Adelaidenow.com.au {{!}} Subscribe to The Advertiser for exclusive stories | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/former-journalist-frank-pangallo-quits-sabest-after-falling-out-with-colleague-connie-bonaros/news-story/b85c7468122827313aa7d755fb3c9058 | access-date=2025-03-19 | website=www.adelaidenow.com.au}}