Tag: Obituaries
Michael Ziegler, station exec who guided WSKG through digital transition, dies at 85
Ziegler’s public media career included a decade as COO of WITF in Harrisburg, Pa., and a guest appearance on the PBS Kids ...George Walker, WFIU classical music host for more than 50 years, dies at 81
Walker's career in radio broadcasting may have set a record for continuous tenure at one station, according to colleagues.John Lansing, former CEO of NPR, dies at 67
Lansing, who steered NPR through the pandemic, retired earlier this year.NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe dies at 75
Jaffe, a former actor, reported for NPR from 1985 to 2022.Pat Callahan, development exec with ‘peerless fundraising acumen,’ dies at 81
Callahan, who directed membership fundraising at five PBS stations and helped lead adoption of development software tools, retired from AZPM in 2023. ...Russell Morash, ‘This Old House’ creator and ‘Father of How-To’ programs that inspired millions, dies ...
While Morash wasn’t always fond of the “Father of How-To” moniker, his track record of marquee programs like “This Old House” and ...George Boosey, programmer who guided WBUR’s news expansion, dies at 77
Boosey helped set the Boston station’s path to growth as an NPR news powerhouse.David Freedman, former GM of WWOZ, dies at 80
During Freedman's quarter-century with WWOZ, it transformed from a small station with uncertain finances into an internationally known institution representing New Orleans ...Jac Venza, founder of public TV’s ‘Great Performances,’ dies at 97
Venza founded the series in 1972 and retired from public media in 2004.RRC President Joanne Church dies at 75
With her late husband Tom, Joanne Church "introduced audience research to public radio" by founding RRC in 1981.Larry Bensky, correspondent and anchor for KPFA and Pacifica, dies at 87
“Larry's brand of journalism — personality along with in-depth reporting — was a model for countless reporters and hosts coming up in ...George Dooley, founding CEO of South Florida PBS, dies at 91
It is with profound sadness that South Florida PBS announces the passing of founding CEO George Dooley, who died Thursday at the ...Robert MacNeil, founding co-anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93
MacNeil, a television journalist who had the “courage to be boring,” favored substance over flash.Ron Bornstein, Wisconsin pubcaster who changed NPR’s trajectory, dies at 91
Though he's often credited for saving NPR from bankruptcy in 1983, Bornstein's influence on public broadcasting ran much deeper than his ...Joyce Slocum, CEO of Texas Public Radio, dies at 66
Slocum, who had led Texas Public Radio since 2014, died of complications from colon cancer.
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