Melvin Ernest Hodell, a former newspaper publisher and newspaper broker, died from natural causes in Upland, California, on Jan. 31, 2024, at the age of 102.
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Gregg K. Knowles and the Daily Bulletin, Riverside, California
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3/13/24
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After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
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Sam Roberts | The New York Times
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3/11/24
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Former longtime newspaper editor Irwin Smallwood, a North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame member who covered the founding of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, has died.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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3/11/24
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Joyce Slocum, who led both NPR and Texas Public Radio into a new era for public media, died Sunday, March 3, from complications of colon cancer. She was 66.
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Dan Katz and Fernando Ortiz Jr. | Texas Public Radio
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3/4/24
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Mortensen was a pioneer in sports TV news. But to define him by his legendary work would not even begin to come close to best describing him.
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Tom Jones | Poynter
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3/4/24
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A longtime investigative journalist, he wrote books and articles that documented a campaign of disinformation intended to sow doubt about global warming.
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Trip Gabriel | The New York Times
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2/19/24
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His New York Times scoop enraged the Nixon White House, which ordered a tap on his phone. He later won a Pulitzer Prize for The Boston Globe.
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Clay Risen | The New York Times
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2/19/24
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The mass shooting that turned Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration into a tragedy Wednesday has taken the life of a local radio host.
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Staff | Inside Radio
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2/15/24
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Bob Edwards, the veteran broadcaster and longtime host of "Morning Edition" who left an indelible mark on NPR's sound, has died. He was 76 years old.
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Lynn Neary | NPR
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2/12/24
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Will Lester, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press who played a critical role in the news organization’s 2000 election-night decision not to call the presidential race, died Wednesday, Feb. 7. He was 71.
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Meg Kinnard | The Associated Press
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2/8/24
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His journalism career began at a New Mexico newspaper in 1947. In 1953 he joined Broadcasting magazine in Washington and began covering television and radio with a passion that, except for a detour to CBS, continued for the next 50-plus years in positions of increasing influence, culminating in the trade magazine’s editorship. After that, he led the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, never losing sight of his goal of full First Amendment rights for the electronic media. He was 94.
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Harry A. Jessell | TVNewsCheck
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2/6/24
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John Celestino, regional executive for CNHI newspapers in New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, died Friday, Jan. 26. He was 63.
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Jim Zachary | CNHI
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1/30/24
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A familiar face on television as the host of “CBS Sunday Morning” from 1994 to 2016, he was also known for his “Osgood File” segments on CBS Radio, often delivered with humor and a rhyme.
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James Barron | The New York Times
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1/24/24
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Former (Greenville, Ohio) Daily Advocate Editor Bob Robinson passed away Jan. 20 at his home at the age of 79.
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Ryan Berry | Daily Advocate
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1/23/24
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Erwin James wrote "A Life Inside" column while serving sentence for murder and later edited Inside Time newspaper.
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Jem Bartholomew and Jamie Grierson | The Guardian
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1/23/24
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In the late 1940s, she was the only woman working on radio documentaries for CBS’s Edward R. Murrow. In Los Angeles, she was a pioneering newscaster and anchor.
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Richard Sandomir | The New York Times
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1/23/24
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He was a well-known and well-loved radio journalist in Boston and beyond, famous for his deep and reassuring voice, his gift for public speaking and the way he lit up a room.
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Obituary | The Boston Globe
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1/19/24
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He spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive and barbed commentary.
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Adam Bernstein and Brian Murphy | The Washington Post
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1/18/24
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Ruth Ashton Taylor, the first female television newscaster in Los Angeles and one of the first in the country, died Thursday in Northern California, her family announced. She was 101. A Los Angeles-area native, Taylor trailblazed a 50-year career in journalism, during which she interviewed the likes of Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, worked with industry icons including Edward R. Murrow and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Christian Martinez | Los Angeles Times
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1/15/24
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Howard Weaver died on Dec. 14 at his home in Sacramento. He was 73. The cause was complications of pancreatic cancer, his wife, Barbara Hodgin, said.
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Sam Roberts | The New York Times
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1/12/24
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