Jane Henson, puppeteer and philanthropist
Posted: April, 16, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Obituaries
Walt Bodine, KCUR talk show host
Posted: April, 04, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Pat Perini, pubTV producer
Posted: April, 05, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Roger Ebert, film critic and pubTV icon, dead at 70
Posted: April, 04, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Michael Toms, co-founder of New Dimensions
Posted: February, 27, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Stanley Karnow, journalist and historian
Posted: February, 26, 2013
By Dru Sefton
Merrill Brockway, Emmy-winning Dance in America producer, dead at 90
Merrill Brockway, a producer and director of several PBS arts programs who was best known for his work on the Great Performances spinoff Dance in America, died May 3 in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 90. Brockway was born in … Continue reading
George Walker, ATC anchor for West Virginia network, dies at 60
George Walker, the host of local broadcasts of All Things Considered on West Virginia Public Radio for nearly 12 years, was found dead in his Charleston home over the weekend, local authorities announced May 6. Details of his death are … Continue reading
Mhari Saito, award-winning reporter for Cleveland’s ideastream, dies at 41
Mhari Saito, a reporter for Cleveland’s ideastream, died April 15 from a long battle with gastric cancer. She was 41. Saito began her career as an NPR stringer in Cambodia in the late ’90s before becoming an urban-affairs reporter for … Continue reading
Jane Henson, puppeteer and philanthropist
Jane Nebel Henson, a puppeteer and philanthropist who was the widow of Jim Henson and founder of The Jim Henson Legacy, died in her Connecticut home April 2 after a long battle with cancer. She was 79. Continue reading
Kathleen Megargee, pubTV journalist
Kathleen Megargee, a freelance television journalist who hosted programs on Pittsburgh’s WQED and the former New Jersey Network, died March 23 from natural causes at her home in Bensalem, Penn. She was 58. Continue reading
Rick Roberts, former manager of KTSU
Rick Roberts, general manager of Houston’s KTSU until his retirement in 1995, died March 21 from complications from a stroke after he was reportedly assaulted in his home. He was 72. Continue reading
Howard Klein, VPR volunteer
Howard “Howie” Klein, a volunteer for 29 years at Vermont Public Radio, died March 6 from natural causes. He was 85. Continue reading
Pat Perini, pubTV producer
Patricia “Pat” Perini, a public television producer, director, writer and production executive for more than three decades, died Feb. 21 after a long battle with leukemia. She was 68. Continue reading
Roger Ebert, film critic and pubTV icon, dead at 70
Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic who got his television start on Chicago PBS station WTTW, died April 4 after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. “Everyone at WTTW is deeply saddened by the loss of Roger Ebert, whose courageous battle with cancer in recent years was an inspiration to us all,” WTTW President Dan Schmidt said in a statement. Continue reading