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Bob Haduch, engineer at Pennsylvania’s WVIA, dies at 54
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With his remarkable ability to get the most out of every piece of equipment, Haduch earned the nickname “Bob the Re-Builder.”
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María Martin, founder of ‘Latino USA,’ dies at 72
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Martin was “a tireless reporter and creative producer, dedicated to journalism at its highest level and its broadest reach.”
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Samuel C. O. Holt, author of seminal study on public radio, dies at 87
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Public radio “might not have been if the Public Radio Study had not been done.”
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Eilee Heikenen-Weiss, producer for WUWM’s ‘Lake Effect,’ dies at 39
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“In her short time with the station, she made an impact.”
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Ken Mills, public radio blogger and consultant, dies at 75
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“No station was too small or too too big for him to talk to.”
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WETA host and fundraiser John Begeny dies at 54
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Begeny held the role of executive director of multimedia fundraising at WETA and co-hosted the show “If You Lived Here.”
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PBS Western Reserve CEO David Rotterman dies at 59
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Rotterman joined the station in Kent, Ohio, three weeks ago.
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Frank Blythe, broadcaster who directed expansion of programming for Native Americans, dies at 82
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Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.
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Rich Bradley, founder of NPR Illinois and PMJA, dies at 83
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“Rich was instrumental in launching so many journalism careers — including mine,” a colleague said.
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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.
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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.
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Jim Russell, creator of ‘Marketplace,’ dies at 76
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“He was thoroughly devoted to public media. And that was infectious.”
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KPVU GM John Hughes dies at 71
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Hughes joined KPVU in 2016 and helped the station program more modern R&B and hip-hop music.