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John Crockett, VP of engineering for South Carolina networks, dies at 69
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“John was a great leader, mentor and a champion for public service,” said Linda O’Bryon, president of SCETV and SC Public Radio.
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NPR music librarian Robert Goldstein dies at 66
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Colleagues remember “the unassuming, behind-the-scenes guy who got things done.”
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Longtime WNYC music host Oscar Brand dies at 96
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Brand hosted the station’s “Folklife Festival” for more than 70 years, earning him a Guinness world record.
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Mark Handley, former New Hampshire Public Radio president and NPR board chairman, dies at 74
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Handley was president and CEO of NHPR for 15 years.
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NPR commentator Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor dies at 79
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NPR aired hundreds of commentaries by the food and culture writer.
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‘Tennessee Crossroads’ producer Ken Simington dies at 64
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Beth Curley, NPT president, called Simington “the granddaddy of NPT’s production staff.”
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Veteran public TV executive Barry Baker dies at 67
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“There was a generation, and Barry was among them, that really defined and built what we are today.”
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John McLaughlin dies after 34 years at head of public TV political roundtable
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A WTTW spokesperson said producers have not yet informed the station about plans for the program.
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Steve Bell, ‘voice of KCUR,’ dies at 77
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The veteran Kansas City, Mo., newscaster collapsed in the office Monday.
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Veteran MPR journalist Toni Randolph dies at 53
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Randolph is remembered for her welcoming spirit and commitment to public media diversity and mentorship.
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Nonso Christian Ugbode, digital director for National Black Programming Consortium, dies at 34
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“In his too-short 10-year career in public media, he changed the game, whether you know it or not, whether he knew it or not.”
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NPR photographer and translator killed in Afghanistan
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NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and producer Monika Evstatieva escaped injury.
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Longtime producer William Grant dies
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Grant spent 16 years at WNET as executive director of science, natural history and features.
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‘Radio Reader’ host Dick Estell dies at 90
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“Dick brought the written word to life using nothing but inflection and the cadence of his voice.”
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Nicki Shearer, longtime pubTV fundraiser, dies at 89
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Shearer helped bring Leo Buscaglia to public television.
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Stacey Tomczyk, WTVP program director, dies at 45
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“Stacey’s love of public broadcasting, her creativity, her kindness and her sense of humor made her a joy to work with.”
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Karl Schmidt, radio dramatist and longtime Wisconsin host, dies at 93
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Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.
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Steve Julian, KPCC ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 57
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Julian joined the station in 2000.
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Veteran pubcasting fundraiser John Reynolds dies at 82
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He spent more than two decades at WPBT in Miami and also worked at WNED in Buffalo, N.Y.
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‘Sesame Street’ actor David Smyrl dies at 80
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Smyrl played Hooper’s Store owner Mr. Handford.