Obituaries
Michael Couzens, ‘champion’ of community broadcasting, dies at 76
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“He could help stations that very few other lawyers who were with firms could afford to do.”
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WDNA GM Maggie Pelleyá dies at 72
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“No other person has been such a consistent and determined force for protecting and growing this community radio station.”
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Ron Hull, public TV pioneer in Nebraska, dies at 92
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Hull first started working for Nebraska’s public television station in 1955 and was still serving as a senior advisor to Nebraska Public Media when he died.
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Michael Rathke dies at 59
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Rathke worked at stations including WRTI, New Hampshire Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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UETN field engineer Stroh DeCaire dies at 51
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“Stroh was an outgoing and lively part of our dedicated Field Operations team,” said UETN CEO Spencer Jenkins.
People
Michael Hardgrove, former Nine PBS CEO, dies at 85
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Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.
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Former PBS president Bruce Christensen dies at 79
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PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”
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Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
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“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith’s successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.
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Alan Ross, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s ‘Spectrum West,’ dies at 73
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During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.