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Craig Brush, former KCOS station manager, dies at 67
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A colleague said Brush was “one of the small band of professionals who developed the fundraising techniques that have allowed PBS stations to thrive.”
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Bill Pearce, public broadcasting ‘pioneer’ who built WXXI, dies at 95
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His involvement in TV productions included a series of interviews with U.S. presidents.
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WNYC ‘Morning Edition’ host Richard Hake dies at 51
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Hake died suddenly at his home Friday.
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Lyn Seymour, public TV veteran who worked on ‘Zoboomafoo,’ ‘Caillou,’ dies at 68
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Seymour had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Dean Borg, esteemed host and reporter for Iowa networks, dies at 81
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“He set the gold standard for being a fair and unbiased journalist,” says Charity Nebbe of Iowa Public Radio.
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Former KCPT president Bill Reed dies at 81
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Reed, a former educator and prospective professional football player, also worked for CPB, PBS and KIXE.
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Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
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Lehrer hosted “NewsHour” for 36 years before retiring in 2011.
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Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
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In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.
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Rick Lewis, producer and manager who guided ‘Morning Edition,’ ‘Marketplace’ to air, dies at 71
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As manager of KLON, Lewis tried to build a “tiny jazz station” into a national producer.
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Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ who helped define NPR’s political coverage, dies at 75
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“I don’t know how they’re going to find a church big enough to hold the mourners,” said Nina Totenberg, her friend and colleague.
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Bill Ballard, founder of Michigan’s WDCQ-TV, dies at 90
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Ballard helped launch the station, then WUCM, in 1964.
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Fundraising leader and consultant Barbara Appleby dies at 57
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Colleagues credit Appleby with promoting sustaining memberships and boosting many stations’ listener support.
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Kentucky Educational Television founder O. Leonard Press dies at 97
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KET’s longtime leader “made it clear what business we were in — helping people. We were there to help the people no one else was helping.”
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Nine Network head Jack Galmiche dies at 71; supported strong engagement work
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“Working with Jack was exhilarating and incredibly gratifying,” said Amy Shaw, Nine Network acting president.
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KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86
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The longtime host delighted classical listeners for more than four decades.
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Steven Meuché, former leader of Michigan’s WKAR, dies at 74
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“WKAR is the community institution it is today because of Steve’s leadership, innovative spirit and business acumen,” a colleague said.
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Former WVIA GM Bill Kelly dies at 71
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Kelly worked at the Pennsylvania station for four decades.
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Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
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“There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce.”
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Public television pioneer Rick Breitenfeld dies at 87
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Breitenfeld’s work in the early 1960s helped shape the case for the Public Broadcasting Act.
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Retired GM Patrick Keating dies; developed Florida Channel, National Civic Trust
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Keating was also an early supporter of the Digital Convergence Alliance, a joint master control service in Jacksonville, Fla.