Tag: Obituaries
Tracy Carter, developer of Myers’ ProTrack software, dies at 49
“Tracy was an incredibly kind, intelligent and unassuming individual,” said Crist Myers.Washington-area radio journalist Max Cacas dies at 61
"He seemed to know everyone in the business and what was going on in public and commercial radio."David Sonderegger, APM station relations rep, dies at 78
“Dave was the consummate relationship builder,” said APM President Jon McTaggart.Subject of ‘Kind Hearted Woman’ public TV documentary dies at 38
The two-part film aired in April 2013 as a joint production of Frontline and Independent Lens.Ed Walker, WAMU co-founder and longtime host, dies at 83
Walker died just hours after his final broadcast aired on the station.Fred Flaxman, longtime programmer and station leader, dies at 75
Flaxman’s television and radio career spanned many years.Attorney Marc Mangum dies; handled PBS copyright issues
Mangum was lead attorney in PBS's lawsuit against Internet TV service Aereo, which went to the U.S. Supreme Court.‘Exceptional’ public television programmer Nick Frazer dies at 64
Frazer was the first programmer at KBDI in Denver.Utah public TV pioneer Lacy-Smith dies at 70
Lacy-Smith was one of the first women to serve as a broadcast executive in the state.Longtime public TV producer John Coney dies at 79
Coney’s public broadcasting experience dates to 1956, when he began work at KQED in San Francisco as producer and director.Dan Metziga, head of development at OPB, dies at 66
He was presented with PBS’s C. Scott Elliott Development Professional of the Year Award in July.Zvi Shoubin, veteran MPT programmer, dies at 86
MPT President Larry Unger called Shoubin “one of the great pioneers” of the programming field.Wayne Dyer, ‘one of PBS’s most successful fundraisers,’ dies at 75
Dyer’s 10 fundraising specials for public TV brought in more than $200 million for stations.James White, public radio newscaster, dies at 60
White worked for more than 24 years at WAMU in Washington, D.C.Elsie Hillman, avid WQED supporter and longtime philanthropist, dies at 89
Hillman “was part of the WQED family since before its inception,” said President Deborah Acklin.