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Obituaries

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Jim Russell, creator of ‘Marketplace,’ dies at 76

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | September 16, 2022

“He was thoroughly devoted to public media. And that was infectious.”

Obituaries

KPVU GM John Hughes dies at 71

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | September 14, 2022

Hughes joined KPVU in 2016 and helped the station program more modern R&B and hip-hop music.

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Larry Josephson, pioneering producer and freeform host, dies at 83

By Jon Kalish, Freelance Contributor | July 29, 2022

“He was the original politically incorrect guy on the radio, and that’s why I loved him,” said former WBAI producer Caryl Ratner during a tribute to Josephson that aired Thursday.

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Mable Haddock, founding president of National Black Programming Consortium, dies at 74

By Black Public Media | July 28, 2022

“A true trailblazer, she was a warrior in the fight for equity in public media, and a friend to all,” said Leslie Fields-Cruz of Black Public Media.

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Elaine Harbison, former director of learning services for WILL-TV, dies at 83

By Family of the deceased | July 5, 2022

After retiring from WILL-TV, she started Harbison Learning Systems, where she was able to continue building the web-based Instructional Technology Marketplace.

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David Liroff, former VP and CTO for GBH, dies at 77

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | May 17, 2022

Liroff worked for GBH for nearly 30 years.

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Julie Glenn, news director for WGCU Public Media, dies at 50

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | May 4, 2022

Glenn, an award-winning journalist who co-created a podcast about wine, previously served on the board for the Public Media Journalists Association.

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Leo Eaton, producer who led international co-productions for Maryland Public Television, dies at 76

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | April 1, 2022

After an early career in British television, Eaton reinvented himself as a prolific producer of documentary films for PBS.

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Connie Goldman, former MPR reporter and ‘ATC’ host, dies at 91

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | March 17, 2022

“When I think of Connie, I think of somebody who was buoyant, bubbly and excited even if people were depressed and concerned or worried about whether NPR would exist,” said Jonathan “Smokey” Baer, who worked with Goldman as a production assistant on “All Things Considered.”

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