Quick Takes
Pioneering public broadcaster Dick Brown dies at 82
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Brown began producing the live “Feedback” show in 1968 on WJCT-FM in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Longtime UNC-TV engineer Campbell dies at 73
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“Kip Campbell was the best television engineer that I have known in my entire career,” said Carl Davis, retired UNC-TV director of engineering.
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Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
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Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
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Ward Chamberlin, influential founding father of public broadcasting, dies at 95
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Chamberlin was hired as a vice president at the fledgling CPB in 1969, where he helped create both PBS and NPR.
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Documentary filmmaker Fred Simon dies at 71
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Simon’s films included an unflinching, deeply intimate portrait of a Vietnam veteran, broadcast on PBS in 1981.
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Rich Conaty, host of WFUV’s ‘Big Broadcast,’ dies at 62
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Conaty hosted the show for more than four decades.
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Longtime public radio professional Vidal Guzmán drowns trying to save son
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Colleagues remember Guzmán for his bravery, character and dedication to family.
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Longtime NCPR membership director June Peoples dies after being struck by vehicle
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“It’s one of those sad, life-ain’t-fair stories.”
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WLRN’s Tomlinson dies at 69 following surgery
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Tomlinson was “one of the most talented filmmakers I have ever known,” said WLRN GM John Labonia.