Tag: Obituaries
Former WMFE CEO Stephen McKenney Steck dies at 77
Steck is credited with growing the station’s annual budget from $250,000 to more than $9 million when he retired.Former WNET VP Carmen DiRienzo dies at 65
As a lawyer who oversaw corporate affairs and business development, DiRienzo guided the creation of Vme, a Spanish-language digital multicast service.Elwin L. Basquin, former GM of WTVP, dies at 89
Basquin led WTVP from 1987 to 1996.WUNC GM Connie Walker dies at 59
Walker “played a vital role in our station’s growth and many successes,” said Nora Casper, WUNC's acting GM.Bob Fass, ringleader of long-running countercultural Pacifica show, dies at 87
Fass' "Radio Unnameable" served as a switchboard for social movements of the '60s and featured musical guests that included Joni Mitchell, Taj ...Don Russell, Illinois Public Media engineer who specialized in radio and IT systems, dies at ...
"Don was an extraordinary engineer who could fix anything," said CEO Moss Bresnahan.Longtime PRI, PRX employee Cathy Twiss dies
“Cathy was quite simply the best public radio has,” said a colleague.Former Arizona PBS GM Bob Ellis dies at 93
Ellis led Arizona PBS for a quarter of a century and held other titles at Arizona State University, the station’s licensee.Former KCET president Bill Kobin dies at 91
During a storied career, Kobin helped launch seminal programs for NET and led KCET to "comeback story" status.Longtime field engineer Ron Titcomb dies at 62
Titcomb died from COVID-19.Hannah Colton, news director and reporter at KUNM, dies at 29
“Hannah loved being a reporter. She was a gifted storyteller. She was great at meeting people and talking with them, asking good ...Lorenzo Milam, legendary pioneer of community radio, dies at 86
Milam "inspired hundreds of people to start community radio stations all around the country ... and has left us a raucous and ...Native broadcaster Harlan McKosato dies at 54
Often referred to as “the voice of Indian country,” McKosato brought Native issues into the light for a wide audience.Lester Crystal, news executive who oversaw expansion of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 85
As executive producer, Crystal directed launch of the first hourlong daily news program on U.S. television.Craig Brush, former KCOS station manager, dies at 67
A colleague said Brush was “one of the small band of professionals who developed the fundraising techniques that have allowed PBS stations ...















