bmasters1 403 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Former CBS Sports man Irv Cross (he of The NFL Today on Sundays, alongside legends Brent Musburger, Phyllis George, Jimmy "The Greek," et al.) has passed on at 81. https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/irv-cross-nfl-veteran-and-cbs-broadcaster-dead-at-81/ Also, a 1982 edition of The NFL Today, in remembrance: 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Sad news out of Jackson, MS. Former WJTV and WAPT News and Sports Anchor Rick Whitlow has passed away after a long battle of leukemia. Thoughts and prayers are with his family in this difficult time. Whitlow was 67. RIP and Godspeed. https://www.wapt.com/article/former-wapt-anchor-sports-director-rick-whitlow-dies/35696767 https://www.wjtv.com/news/former-wjtv-12-news-sports-director-rick-whitlow-passes-away/ 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 355 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Former KOTV anchor Clayton Vaughan passed away today at 86 he is survived by his wife, four children, and seven grandchildren. He worked at KOTV until 1999 when he fully retired from the station he retired from anchoring in 1997 but stayed two years as editorial manager. https://www.newson6.com/story/6040104512a18e12f21cc903/former-kotv-news-on-6-anchor-halloffame-journalist-clayton-vaughn-dies 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) Cleveland music, radio and TV legend Michael Stanley has passed away at the age of 72. After a very successful music career in Northeast Ohio and a longtime stint on 98.5 WNCX, he also co-hosted WJW's version of PM Magazine with Jan Jones in the late 80's & early 90s. https://fox8.com/news/cleveland-music-legend-michael-stanley-dies-at-72/ Edited March 6, 2021 by tyrannical bastard 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Legendary broadcaster Roger Mudd (CBS, NBC) has passed away at the age 93. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roger-mudd-dead/2021/03/09/78ddf308-8117-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 WGN weekend meteorologist Mike Hamernik has passed away from lung cancer at the age of 60. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Former KTXS News 12 Sports Anchor/Reporter Mark Rogers passed away in a car crash. https://ktxs.com/news/local/former-ktxs-sports-reporter-mark-rogers-dies-in-car-crash 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-257849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Western New York's broadcasting is silenced tonight. Legendary (WKBW) 7 Eyewitness News Sports Director/Anchor Rick Azar has died at the age of 91. Azar became a household name working alongside the late great Irv Weinstein, and Meteorologist tom Jolls (Commander Tom). Azar worked at WKBW from when the station signed on in November of 1958 to his retirement in 1989. Thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the Azar family and to his extended family at 7 Eyewitness News. RIP Rick, Godspeed... and say hello to Irv from all of us here. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Sad news here in Richmond. Longtime WWBT anchor Andrea McDaniel passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer last week. She anchored NBC12 News Today and NBC12 News at Noon from 1985 to 2006. After that, she continued to appear on-air and represent the station on several community projects and then later hosted the station's RVA Today segments (RVA is Richmond's nickname) until last year. ‘So much heart’: Long-time NBC12 anchor Andrea McDaniel dies Edited March 29, 2021 by tw-804 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 207 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 6:57 PM, tw-804 said: Sad news here in Richmond. Longtime WWBT anchor Andrea McDaniel passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer last week. She anchored NBC12 News Today and NBC12 News at Noon from 1985 to 2006. After that, she continued to appear on-air and represent the station on several community projects and then later hosted the station's RVA Today segments (RVA is Richmond's nickname) until last year. ‘So much heart’: Long-time NBC12 anchor Andrea McDaniel dies Here is Andrea when she was a young upstart anchor at then-2 year old independent station WFTS Channel 28 in Tampa. 11 years before they would become an ABC affiliate. WFTS TV News, Andrea McDaniel (May 1983) - YouTube 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 171 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 KCBS/KCAL photographer Rodney Hunt passed away of COVID. FTVLive reports the passing here: https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/3/31/la-photographer-dies-from-covid 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Former ABC News correspondent and CNN and later WSB-TV anchor Don Farmer dies at age 82. Edited April 1, 2021 by johnnya2k6 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 10 hours ago, johnnya2k6 said: Former ABC News correspondent and CNN and later WSB-TV anchor Don Farmer dies at age 82. Prayers and condolences goes out to Chris Curle (Don's Wife/Co-Anchor) and his son Justin Farmer. RIP Donald... and Godspeed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) A couple of passings to note. Longtime WRC anchor & reporter Joe Krebs passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 78. He was the anchor of the morning show News 4 Today for 18 years until his retirement in 2012. Also, former WDRB meteorologist Paul Emmick passed away last week of natural causes. He was only 55. Edited April 7, 2021 by CircleSeven 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartheJokester 27 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Midwin Charles, CNN and MSNBC legal analyst, dies at age 47. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 14 hours ago, CircleSeven said: Also, former WDRB meteorologist Paul Emmick passed away last week of natural causes. He was only 55. Hate to hear this about Paul. I remember him from his Weather Channel days. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Former KSHB and WDAF anchor Tom Lawrence died recently. He had been retired from TV for quite some time, and was a ski instructor in his retirement years. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Ted Koplar https://fox2now.com/news/kplr/television-pioneer-ted-koplar-dies-at-77/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Albany and The New York Capital Region has lost another legend. Longtime WRGB anchor and Hall of Famer broadcaster Ernie Tetrault has passed away at the age of 94. https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/ernie-tetrault-wrgb-anchorman-for-over-40-years-has-passed-away 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-258858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 With heavy hearts and prayers going out to WSB's Jovita Moore battling brain cancer, A CNN correspondent is mourning the loss of his two year old son. CNN's Rene Marsh's son Blake had died of brain cancer at the very young age of 2 years old. It's very emotional and difficult for a parent to lose a child to cancer. Prayers and condolences goes out to CNN's Rene Marsh and to her family in this difficult time. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/cnn-correspondent-rene-marsh-announces-death-of-2-year-old-son-blake-from-brain-cancer/ 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-259104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 506 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 5 hours ago, TexasTVNews said: With heavy hearts and prayers going out to WSB's Jovita Moore battling brain cancer, A CNN correspondent is mourning the loss of his two year old son. CNN's Rene Marsh's son Blake had died of brain cancer at the very young age of 2 years old. It's very emotional and difficult for a parent to lose a child to cancer. Prayers and condolences goes out to CNN's Rene Marsh and to her family in this difficult time. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/cnn-correspondent-rene-marsh-announces-death-of-2-year-old-son-blake-from-brain-cancer/ That's awful. No parent should ever have to bury a child. My condolences go out to Marsh and her family. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-259112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 46 minutes ago, Newsjunkie24 said: That's awful. No parent should ever have to bury a child. My condolences go out to Marsh and her family. Especially at TWO years old. His life barely began. He never had a chance 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-259113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 506 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Especially at TWO years old. His life barely began. He never had a chance Agreed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-259117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 915 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 WOOD-TV reporter Barton Deiters has passed after a difficult battle with West Nile Virus https://www.woodtv.com/news/remembering-barton-deiters-1965-2021/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/14/#findComment-259132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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