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Gail Sheehy (2020)
Gail Sheehy was a journalist and author known for her best-selling book "Passages" and as a writer for New York Magazine. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Michael Brooks, 37 (2020)
Michael Brooks was a political commentator who cohosted the award-winning podcast "The Majority Report with Sam Seder" and hosted his own podcast, "The Michael Brooks Show." For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Tony Elliott, 73 (1947 - 2020)
Tony Elliott was the founder of Time Out, the print and online magazine that offers entertainment and dining recommendations in cities across the world. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Hugh Downs (2020)
Hugh Downs was the longtime television personality who was the anchor of the ABC news show "20/20" from 1978 until 1999. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Barry Farber, 90 (1930 - 2020)
Barry Farber was a popular conservative talk radio host who had been broadcasting since 1960, most recently on CRN Digital Talk Radio. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Gerald Slater (2020)
Gerald Slater was one of the founding employees of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), who was instrumental in PBS becoming an important voice in news coverage. For full obituary and coverage...
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Bobbie Battista, 67 (2020)
Bobbie Battista was a former anchor for CNN, most notably as one of the first anchors for CNN Headline News which launched in 1981. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Jim Lehrer, 85 (1934 - 2020)
Jim Lehrer was a broadcast journalist well known for hosting "PBS NewsHour" for more than 30 years. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Garth Reeves, Sr., 100 (2019)
Garth Reeves Sr. was the longtime publisher of the Miami Times, the voice of the black community in Miami. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Kathryn Johnson, 93 (1926 - 2019)
Kathryn Johnson was an Associated Press journalist who was there for some of the most pivotal events of the Civil Rights Movement. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Cokie Roberts, 75 (1943 - 2019)
Cokie Roberts was a journalist known for her work on NPR's "Morning Edition" as well as co-anchoring ABC News' "This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts." For full obituary and coverage from...
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Russ Ewing, 95 (2019)
Russ Ewing was a longtime fearless Chicago TV news reporter who persuaded more than 100 criminal suspects to surrender. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Steve Dunleavy, 81 (1938 - 2019)
Steve Dunleavy was an Australian-born tabloid journalist who was a lead reporter on the television show "A Current Affair" and a columnist for the New York Post. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Lyra McKee, 29 (2019)
Lyra McKee was an editor for the news site Mediagazer, and her work appeared in Buzzfeed and The Atlantic. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Alexa Valiente, 27 (2019)
Alexa Valiente, a six-year veteran of ABC News who worked as a producer on the several shows, including "Nightline" and "20/20," died Friday, April 5, 2019 after facing health issues for several...
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David Horowitz, 81 (1937 - 2019)
David Horowitz was a consumer reporter who educated the public with his Emmy-winning syndicated "Fight Back!" TV show. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dave Anderson, 89 (1929 - 2018)
Dave Anderson was a sports columnist and reporter for the New York Times for more than 40 years. He was one of three sportswriters to win a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, receiving the prize in 1981....
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Ed Schultz, 64 (1954 - 2018)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Broadcasting personality Ed Schultz, whose career took him from quarterbacking at a Minnesota college to national radio and television, has died. He was 64. For full obituary...
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Charles Krauthammer, 68 (1950 - 2018)
NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative writer and pundit Charles Krauthammer has died. He was 68. For full obituary from Legacy.com, click here.
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Elizabeth Brackett, 76 (1941 - 2018)
CHICAGO (AP) — Elizabeth Brackett, a longtime Chicago journalist and world-champion triathlete, has died four days after an apparent bicycle accident. She was 76. For full obituary from Legacy.com,...
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Carl Kasell, 84 (1934 - 2018)
Carl Kasell, the NPR newscaster who gained popularity as the beloved judge and scorekeeper on the news quiz show "Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!," has died at the age of 84, according to multiple news...
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Lerone Bennett, Jr., 89 (1928 - 2018)
CHICAGO (AP) — Lerone Bennett Jr., an African-American history author and former editor of Ebony magazine, has died at age 89. For full coverage and obituary from Legacy.com, click here.
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Simeon Booker, 99 (1918 - 2017)
Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and the first full-time black reporter at The Washington Post, died Sunday at the age of 99, according to the Associated Press. For full...
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Liz Smith, 94 (1923 - 2017)
Gossip columnist Liz Smith, whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, has died at the age of 94,...
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Rita Henley Jensen, 70 (1947 - 2017)
Rita Henley Jensen, founder of Women's eNews and the Jane Crow Project, died Oct. 18 of breast cancer, according to her daughter, Ariel Jensen-Vargas. She was 70. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Lillian Ross, 99 (1918 - 2017)
Lillian Ross, legendary reporter for The New Yorker, has died at the age of 99. Her death was announced on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 by The Associated Press. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Liz MacKean, 52 (2017)
Liz MacKean, a British investigative journalist and former veteran television correspondent for the BBC, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, after having a stroke. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy...
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Frank Deford, 78 (1938 - 2017)
Sports writer and commentator Frank Deford, who won awards for his work with Sports Illustrated magazine and NPR, has died at 78. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Jimmy Breslin, 88 (1928 - 2017)
Jimmy Breslin, a legendary New York City newspaper columnist, died March 19, 2017, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Alan Colmes, 66 (1950 - 2017)
Alan Colmes, the radio and television host who was the liberal political commentator for Fox News, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, of lymphoma, according to multiple news sources. He was 66. For full...
