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Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74
Kathy Willens, a pathbreaking photojournalist who helped cement women’s place behind the lens everywhere from the Super Bowl to war-torn Somalia during her nearly 45-year career at The Associated Press, died Tuesday. She was 74. more
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Walter Shapiro in an undated photo. “Too much cynicism in covering politics,” he once wrote, “is a crippling malady for reporters and pundits.” (Credit: Shapiro family)
Walter Shapiro, political columnist with a contrarian streak, dies at 77
He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat. more
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‘Your World’ anchor Neil Cavuto remembers Dobbs, who hosted 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' on FOX Business from 2011 to 2021 after stints at CNN.
Former FOX Business host Lou Dobbs dead at age 78
Former FOX Business host Lou Dobbs has died at the age of 78. more
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Maria Garcia
Veteran air personality Maria Garcia dies at age 52
Veteran personality Maria Garcia, who had aired in Miami, New York and the Long Island area, died on Friday, July 12, at the age of 52. more
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Pioneer Press columnist Rubén Rosario in St. Paul on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. (Ben Garvin/Pioneer Press)
Rubén Rosario, New York crime reporter, Pioneer Press columnist and journalism mentor, dies at 70
Rubén Rosario — who moved to Minnesota in 1991 and worked at the Pioneer Press for almost 30 years — died Wednesday morning (July 10) at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, from complications related to multiple myeloma. He was 70. more
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Soma Golden Behr, 84, dies; inspired enterprising journalism at The New York Times
The first woman to serve as the paper’s national editor, she focused on issues of race, class and poverty, drawing prizes, and rose to the newsroom’s top echelon. more
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Merv Aubespin became the first African American to hold the post of news artist at The Courier Journal newspaper. (Photo courtesy of Aukram Burton)
Pioneering Black Louisville journalist Mervin Aubespin dead at 86
Mervin Aubespin, one of The Courier Journal's first Black reporters, who dedicated his life to documenting local Black history, has died. more
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Russell Morash, ‘This Old House’ and ‘The French Chef’ Producer, dies at 88
Hailed as a pioneer of D.I.Y. programming, he oversaw groundbreaking how-to shows on public television in the days before HGTV and YouTube. more
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Jamie Kellner, TV maverick who launched both Fox and the WB, dies at 77
Jamie Kellner, who made his name as the only exec ever to create two broadcast networks — Fox and The WB (both of which also achieved profitability under his watch), died June 21 at his home in Montecito, California. more
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Patrick Gottsch, the founder and president of the cable channel RFD-TV, in Omaha in 2009. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
Patrick Gottsch, 70, who found rural America fertile ground for TV, dies
After a career as a satellite dish installer, he found success with RFD-TV, a 24-hour cable channel aimed at farmers and ranchers. more
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David Freedman (Photo by Jef Jaisun)
In memoriam: David Freedman
David Freedman, who served as general manager of New Orleans radio station WWOZ from 1992 to 2016, has passed away at the age of 80. more
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Howard Fineman in 2019 (Paul Morigi / WireImage)
Howard Fineman, veteran political journalist and former MSNBC analyst, dies at 75
Veteran political correspondent Howard Fineman, who spent three decades covering the corridors of power in Washington for Newsweek before he became an analyst for MSNBC and other outlets, died from pancreatic cancer, his wife announced. more
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French watchdog Reporters Without Borders general secretary Christophe Deloire attends a demonstration in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Deloire, who negotiated to free imprisoned journalists and offered refuge to reporters under threat around the world, died Saturday, June 8, at 53. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
Christophe Deloire, the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, has died. He was 53
Christophe Deloire, who negotiated to free imprisoned journalists around the world and offered refuge to reporters under threat as the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, died June 8. He was 53. more
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T.D. Allman in the 2010s. (Photo credit: ChengZhong Sui)
T.D. Allman, assertive globe-trotting journalist, dies at 79
Reporting from more than 80 countries, he combined close observation with sharp conclusions that pointed the finger at misdeeds or abuse of power. He was an author as well. more
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POLITICO’s John Harris on the death of Ben White
POLITICO Global editor in chief John Harris wrote the following about business journalist Ben White, who died this weekend at the age of 52. more
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Jac Venza in 1995. As head of cultural and arts programming for WNET-TV, the PBS flagship station, he introduced “Live From Lincoln Center,” “Great Performances” and other programs. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
Jac Venza, who delivered culture to public television, dies at 97
By making entertainment as well as education part of its mission, he gave the world “Great Performances” and other enduring programs. more
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Terry Robards in 2004. He was a financial reporter who turned his passion for wine and winemaking into a second career as a critic and author. (Photo credit: Julie Robards)
Terry Robards, 84, dies; lifted fine wines in America as a New York Times critic
In columns and notably “The New York Times Book of Wine,” he introduced Americans to European and premium domestic varieties in the 1970s and ’80s. more
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Ron Edmonds, retired senior White House photographer for The Associated Press, poses for a portrait at his home in Annandale, Virginia, March 16, 2013. Edmonds, who won a Pulitzer Prize for photographing the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, died Friday, May 31, 2024, in Virginia at age 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Ron Edmonds dies
Newly assigned to cover the Reagan White House, Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds knew the most important part of the job was to keep watch on the president “at all times.” He did that for 28 years. But there was never a day like March 30, 1981. That was when Edmonds, who died May 31 in Virginia at age 77, took a series of images for the ages. more
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Larry Bensky, a fixture of left-wing radio, is dead at 87
A self-described activist-journalist, he was for many years the national affairs correspondent for the community-focused Pacifica network. more
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KPFA investigative reporter and former host of the Sunday Salon, Larry Bensky, talks to a group of supporters outside the radio station in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, January 31, 2000, during a rally to support striking reporters who freelance for the station. Bensky died on Sunday, May 19, 2024. He was 87. (Rod A. Lamkey Jr./Bay Area News Group archive)
Larry Bensky, the signature voice of KPFA news radio, dead at 87
Larry Bensky, who brought an activist’s level of devotion and a historian’s attention to detail to the work of radio journalism, died May 19 in Berkeley. He was 87. more
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