Francis Frank Marion Blythe's career in public television started in operations management with KAET-TV licensed at ASU. In 1972, a group of public television stations met together with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the purpose of developing a plan to train Native American producers and Native American Programs for public television.

This led to the creation of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium. The new organization established it headquarters with Native Public Media and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1976. Frank Blythe was hired as the first Executive Director. Under Frank's leadership NAPBC in 1974 formed American Indian Radio on Satellite which assisted in establishing The Native Radio Network which still operates serviced by a separate organization Native Public Media in Arizona.  

From 1976 until 2006, Frank led the organization now named Vision Maker Media from a concept to a major institution providing training and financial support for hundred's of Native Media Producers and creating the largest archive of Native films in the country.

A mass of Christian Burial was held on July 27, 2023. Memorials are suggested to Vision Maker Media. Online condolences may be left at www.bmlfh.com.