Tag: Obituaries
Michael Couzens, ‘champion’ of community broadcasting, dies at 76
“He could help stations that very few other lawyers who were with firms could afford to do.”WDNA GM Maggie Pelleyá dies at 72
"No other person has been such a consistent and determined force for protecting and growing this community radio station."Ron Hull, public TV pioneer in Nebraska, dies at 92
Hull first started working for Nebraska’s public television station in 1955 and was still serving as a senior advisor to Nebraska Public ...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.















