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Obituaries

Obituaries

Michael Couzens, ‘champion’ of community broadcasting, dies at 76

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | May 23, 2023

“He could help stations that very few other lawyers who were with firms could afford to do.”

Obituaries

WDNA GM Maggie Pelleyá dies at 72

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | May 15, 2023

“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

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | May 11, 2023

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

By John Ryan | April 25, 2023

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

By Utah Education and Telehealth Network | April 5, 2023

“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

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 5, 2023

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

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | November 23, 2022

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

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | November 7, 2022

“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

By Jeffrey Potter, Director of Marketing and Communications (Wisconsin Public Radio) | October 27, 2022

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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