Tag: Obituaries
Michael Rathke dies at 59
Rathke worked at stations including WRTI, New Hampshire Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting.UETN field engineer Stroh DeCaire dies at 51
“Stroh was an outgoing and lively part of our dedicated Field Operations team,” said UETN CEO Spencer Jenkins.Michael Hardgrove, former Nine PBS CEO, dies at 85
Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.Former PBS president Bruce Christensen dies at 79
PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith's successes, but also for the failures where he was willing ...Alan Ross, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s ‘Spectrum West,’ dies at 73
During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.Jim Russell, creator of ‘Marketplace,’ dies at 76
“He was thoroughly devoted to public media. And that was infectious.”KPVU GM John Hughes dies at 71
Hughes joined KPVU in 2016 and helped the station program more modern R&B and hip-hop music.Larry Josephson, pioneering producer and freeform host, dies at 83
“He was the original politically incorrect guy on the radio, and that’s why I loved him,” said former WBAI producer Caryl Ratner ...Mable Haddock, founding president of National Black Programming Consortium, dies at 74
“A true trailblazer, she was a warrior in the fight for equity in public media, and a friend to all,” said Leslie ...Elaine Harbison, former director of learning services for WILL-TV, dies at 83
After retiring from WILL-TV, she started Harbison Learning Systems, where she was able to continue building the web-based Instructional Technology Marketplace.David Liroff, former VP and CTO for GBH, dies at 77
Liroff worked for GBH for nearly 30 years.Julie Glenn, news director for WGCU Public Media, dies at 50
Glenn, an award-winning journalist who co-created a podcast about wine, previously served on the board for the Public Media Journalists Association.Leo Eaton, producer who led international co-productions for Maryland Public Television, dies at 76
After an early career in British television, Eaton reinvented himself as a prolific producer of documentary films for PBS.Connie Goldman, former MPR reporter and ‘ATC’ host, dies at 91
“When I think of Connie, I think of somebody who was buoyant, bubbly and excited even if people were depressed and concerned ...