Obituaries
Former CPB Board chair Alan Sagner dies at 97
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Sagner, a New York businessman, was nominated to the board in 1994 by President Clinton.
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Raymond Wittcoff, early proponent of educational TV, dies at 96
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In a 1952 speech, Wittcoff called for “a bold and forthright plan for the creation of a national educational television network.”
Obituaries
In memoriam, 2017
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A look back at public broadcasters we remembered in obituaries this year.
Obituaries
WCET’s Grace Hill dies at 78 following 47-year career
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Pledge show producer TJ Lubinsky called Hill “one of the all-time great programmers.”
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Host of WPT’s ‘Sewing With Nancy’ dies at 64
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Nancy Zieman had announced her retirement due to health issues in September.
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Carl Bloom, pioneering donor-marketing strategist, dies at 79
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Bloom adapted magazine publishers’ practices of list-buying and direct-mail testing to public broadcasting membership programs.
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Influential public broadcaster John Witherspoon dies at 88
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Witherspoon was the first director of television at CPB.
Quick Takes
Pioneering public broadcaster Dick Brown dies at 82
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Brown began producing the live “Feedback” show in 1968 on WJCT-FM in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Longtime UNC-TV engineer Campbell dies at 73
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“Kip Campbell was the best television engineer that I have known in my entire career,” said Carl Davis, retired UNC-TV director of engineering.
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Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
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Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
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Ward Chamberlin, influential founding father of public broadcasting, dies at 95
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Chamberlin was hired as a vice president at the fledgling CPB in 1969, where he helped create both PBS and NPR.
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Documentary filmmaker Fred Simon dies at 71
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Simon’s films included an unflinching, deeply intimate portrait of a Vietnam veteran, broadcast on PBS in 1981.
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Rich Conaty, host of WFUV’s ‘Big Broadcast,’ dies at 62
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Conaty hosted the show for more than four decades.
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Longtime public radio professional Vidal Guzmán drowns trying to save son
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Colleagues remember Guzmán for his bravery, character and dedication to family.
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Longtime NCPR membership director June Peoples dies after being struck by vehicle
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“It’s one of those sad, life-ain’t-fair stories.”
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WLRN’s Tomlinson dies at 69 following surgery
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Tomlinson was “one of the most talented filmmakers I have ever known,” said WLRN GM John Labonia.
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Public television arts champion Glenn DuBose dies at 81
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DuBose produced or directed more than 60 national programs that aired on PBS.
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Utah public media producer Gordon Jones dies at 63
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Jones had been diagnosed with lung cancer in May.
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Arkansas public media leader Allen Weatherly dies at 64
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Weatherly was active in public media for more than 36 years.
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KLCS-TV leader Thomas dies at 59
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Thomas began her career in television when she was just 16 years old.