Tag: Obituaries
Nicki Shearer, longtime pubTV fundraiser, dies at 89
Shearer helped bring Leo Buscaglia to public television.Stacey Tomczyk, WTVP program director, dies at 45
“Stacey’s love of public broadcasting, her creativity, her kindness and her sense of humor made her a joy to work with.”Karl Schmidt, radio dramatist and longtime Wisconsin host, dies at 93
Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.Steve Julian, KPCC ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 57
Julian joined the station in 2000.Veteran pubcasting fundraiser John Reynolds dies at 82
He spent more than two decades at WPBT in Miami and also worked at WNED in Buffalo, N.Y.‘Sesame Street’ actor David Smyrl dies at 80
Smyrl played Hooper’s Store owner Mr. Handford.Veteran public TV staffer Charles Coates dies; worked as NOC supervisor
“Charles was passionate about PBS and was a leader among his peers,” PBS said.Peggy Girshman, journalist and former NPR editor, dies at 61
Girshman also worked for PBS and developed a partnership between NPR and Kaiser Health News.James Taszarek, ‘godfather of public radio underwriting,’ dies at 73
Taszarek helped change how stations approach selling underwriting.Longtime public radio GM Ben Fry dies at 54
Fry had worked at KUAR and KLRE since 1988.Craig Windham, NPR newscaster, dies at 66
Windham died unexpectedly Sunday from a pulmonary embolism.Roy Alan Hammond, ‘Visions’ executive producer and aerial director, dies at 69
Hammond was v.p. of national production at WLIW-TV in New York City until leaving in 2010.Daniel Brent Williams, longtime WUFT fundraiser, dies at 64
Williams worked for the Florida station for 34 years.Longtime Wichita programmer David Brewer dies at 71
Brewer took a leave of absence in September to battle cancer.Paul Ray, KUTX music show host, dies at 73
"There’s no doubt that Paul left an indelible mark on the Texas music scene."
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