Tag: Obituaries
Dean Borg, esteemed host and reporter for Iowa networks, dies at 81
“He set the gold standard for being a fair and unbiased journalist,” says Charity Nebbe of Iowa Public Radio.Former KCPT president Bill Reed dies at 81
Reed, a former educator and prospective professional football player, also worked for CPB, PBS and KIXE.Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
Lehrer hosted "NewsHour" for 36 years before retiring in 2011.Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.Rick Lewis, producer and manager who guided ‘Morning Edition,’ ‘Marketplace’ to air, dies at 71
As manager of KLON, Lewis tried to build a “tiny jazz station” into a national producer.Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ who helped define NPR’s political coverage, dies at 75
“I don’t know how they’re going to find a church big enough to hold the mourners,” said Nina Totenberg, her friend and ...Bill Ballard, founder of Michigan’s WDCQ-TV, dies at 90
Ballard helped launch the station, then WUCM, in 1964.Fundraising leader and consultant Barbara Appleby dies at 57
Colleagues credit Appleby with promoting sustaining memberships and boosting many stations' listener support.Kentucky Educational Television founder O. Leonard Press dies at 97
KET's longtime leader “made it clear what business we were in — helping people. We were there to help the people no ...Nine Network head Jack Galmiche dies at 71; supported strong engagement work
“Working with Jack was exhilarating and incredibly gratifying,” said Amy Shaw, Nine Network acting president.KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86
The longtime host delighted classical listeners for more than four decades.Steven Meuché, former leader of Michigan’s WKAR, dies at 74
“WKAR is the community institution it is today because of Steve’s leadership, innovative spirit and business acumen,” a colleague said.Former WVIA GM Bill Kelly dies at 71
Kelly worked at the Pennsylvania station for four decades.Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
"There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce."Public television pioneer Rick Breitenfeld dies at 87
Breitenfeld's work in the early 1960s helped shape the case for the Public Broadcasting Act.
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