tw-804 190 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) Sad news to report: Dave Hughes, the bearded and camo-clad founder/publisher of the popular Washington/Baltimore media news/gossip site DCRTV.com, has passed away at 63. He had an apparent heart attack Monday (Dec. 27th). DCRTV has been online for 24 years. From WTOP: https://wtop.com/local/2021/12/dcrtv-dave-hughes-dies-at-63-founded-popular-radio-and-tv-blog/ From All Access: https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/214258/dcrtv-com-founder-publisher-dave-hughes-has-passed Edited December 30, 2021 by tw-804 6 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-268341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Sad news out of Boston. Longtime WCVB anchor/reporter and Chronicle host, Mary Richardson passed away on December 30th after a brave battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mary was 76 years old. https://www.wcvb.com/article/mary-richardson-chronicle-wcvb-obituary/38645817 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-268378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town TV Fan 214 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Ron Franklin, former KHOU and KPRC sports director and ESPN play-by-play commentator, has passed away at the age of 79: https://thespun.com/more/sports-media/report-longtime-espn-commentator-ron-franklin-has-died-at-79 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1714 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Longtime Colorado Sports Anchor Les Shapiro has entered hospice after an unsuccessful battle with cancer. Les had been Sports Director at at WEEK-TV, CBS 4 Denver, et. al. Having spent most of his career in beautiful Colorado, Les was a kind, humble man who loved his job, spending many more years on the radio than anything. Please keep his family in your thoughts during this challenging time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Shapiro Edited January 25, 2022 by ABC 7 Denver 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith 0 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said: Longtime Colorado Sports Anchor Les Shapiro has entered hospice after an unsuccessful battle with cancer. Les had been Sports Director at at WEEK-TV, CBS 4 Denver, et. al. Having spent most of his career in beautiful Colorado, Les was a kind, humble man who loved his job, spending many more years on the radio than anything. Please keep his family in your thoughts during this challenging time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Shapiro Sadness and Shock Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpeedKing 266 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 David Mugar has passed away at 82. This is from the station he once owned. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaWxGuy 25 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 https://www.wral.com/wral-tv-employee-won-t-survive-hit-and-run-crash/20097463/?version=amp A WRAL employee has died after being a victim of a hit and run. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 355 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Sad news Clint Boone who had just joined KOTV a month ago has passed away 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaWxGuy 25 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Dan Skoff had some words to say about Clint Boone. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5575 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Not to be rude, but it would be nice if users could crop screenshots before posting here, if not just posting the direct link, if it's from a public account. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-269993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Gary DeLaune, a longtime reporter for KENS in San Antonio who was covering sports in the San Antonio area as late as a few months ago, died yesterday at 88 (DeLaune had been diagnosed with COVID before contracting pneumonia as well) https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/television/iconic-kens-5-journalist-gary-delaune-dies/273-53c5761e-c51a-4efc-8ff4-a78665946479 In addition to his work with KENS; DeLaune is probably best known for his work at what was then KLIF-AM 1190 (now KFXR) in Dallas as one of the first reporters covering the assassination of President Kennedy as well as being on site when Lee Harvey Oswald was gunned down by Jack Ruby 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plzstandby 31 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 https://www.kvrr.com/2022/02/08/fargo-tv-pioneer-entertainment-tonight-co-creator-dies/?fbclid=IwAR2D2ll-bu1iGa-Di7nZ-uMww_95ImvFM7wIQIO-vx2XAp7YxVmhl_4JQBs Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 355 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 10:34 PM, ScottSchell said: Sad news Clint Boone who had just joined KOTV a month ago has passed away Update to this story his best friend and former boss Mike Collier has posted on this that Clint suffered a heart attack Sunday evening and couldn’t be revived. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) Sad news from Louisville and Kentuckiana. Former longtime WAVE 3 and WHAS 11 News anchor Melissa Forsythe has passed away of natural causes just before her 72nd birthday. Forsythe joined WAVE 3 (NBC) as a reporter in 1972, then moved to the anchor desk till 1979. She later joined WHAS 11 (Then CBS, Now ABC) that same year, and had a 12-year run as the stations the 5:30 & 11pm anchor with co-anchors, Frank Hudson, Jim Mitchell, and Gary Roedemeier. Forsythe left Kentuckiana's NewsChannel in late '91. Prayers and condolences goes out The Forsythe Family and the extended TV families of WAVE 3 and WHAS 11 at this difficult time. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/melissa-forsythe-whas11-wave-anchor-reporter-death-obit-news/417-116d153f-9578-4430-8005-ba1b93fdc0e4 https://www.wave3.com/2022/02/11/former-louisville-news-anchor-melissa-forsythe-dies/ Edited February 11, 2022 by TexasTVNews 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 One of the original FOX News Channel reporters, Jim Angle, has died. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-channel-original-jim-angle 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Well Dunne Talent blog is reporting that Linda Kane, who was in charge of Linda Kane Design, has passed away. She pioneered the iconic "flat" graphics looks seen on KTLA, WKYC, and various WB affiliates in the late 90's along with MSNBC's trendy early '00's overhaul. Edited February 14, 2022 by qunewsguy 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 RIP WGAL & WBRE anchor Keith Martin, and Godspeed. https://www.pahomepage.com/top-stories/former-wbre-anchor-decorated-war-veteran-keith-martin-passes-away-at-76/ 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 118 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 9:47 PM, TheRob said: One of the original FOX News Channel reporters, Jim Angle, has died. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-channel-original-jim-angle My condolences to the Angle family and to the Fox News family. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) Computer animation pioneer, Chuck Csuri, who started Cranston/Csuri productions in the 1980s, has passed away at the age of 99. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/former-ohio-state-football-team-captain-father-of-computer-art-charles-csuri-dies-at-99-world-war-ii-bronze-star-battle-of-the-bulge-3-3-2022 Some of his firm's notable works included animations for ABC and CBS Sports. They also did some work for WBNS as well being based in Columbus and having ties to Ohio State. The programs they started evolved into a computer graphics research lab that is still around today. Edited March 3, 2022 by tyrannical bastard 1 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-270863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) Sad news out of The Nation's Capital. Former WJLA (ABC 7) News Anchor Renee Poussaint has passed away on Saturday at the age of 77. Poussaint was the co-anchor of Washington DC's ABC 7 News (News 7 at the time) at 6 & 11pm from 1978 till the early 90s. She began her career in broadcasting in 1970 working in Chicago, substituting for the late Peter Jennings on ABC World News Tonight. After 'JLA, Poussaint was a former network correspondent for ABC and CBS winning three national EMMY awards for her work on ABC's PrimeTime Live. Prayers and condolences go out to Renee's family and to her extended family at WJLA ABC 7. https://wjla.com/news/local/renee-poussaint-former-7news-wjla-anchor-dc-journalist-passes-away-77-on-your-side-abc-washington-wjla RIP Renee and Godspeed. Say hi to Max Robinson, Jim Vance, and Glenn Brenner from all of us here. Edited March 9, 2022 by TexasTVNews 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Sad news from former WJKS (WCWJ) news and sports anchor Glen Fisher. It was on WJKS-TV Facebook fanpage that former WJKS, ESPN, FOX Regional Sports, and KCAL 9 sports anchor Alan Massengale had passed away today. Alan's wife, Elizabeth posted on her Facebook page said that Alan had a bad fall this morning which caused a severe brain bleed, and he was put on full life support. Alan's wife and her three adult children made the difficult decision to not have him suffer. Prayers and condolences go out to The Massengale Family in this exceedingly difficult time. UPDATE: Alan Massengale's bad fall/severe brain bleed was the result of his death due to his battle with colon cancer. Edited March 14, 2022 by TexasTVNews 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Former longtime WGN News reporter Merri Dee passes away. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/former-wgn-tv-anchor-reporter-merri-dee-dies-at-86/ 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaWxGuy 25 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/03/16/mish-michaels-wbz-mourns/ A former meteorologist at WBZ has passed away her name was Mish Michaels. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colortini 76 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, CarolinaWxGuy said: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/03/16/mish-michaels-wbz-mourns/ A former meteorologist at WBZ has passed away her name was Mish Michaels. I remember her on the weather channel. She must’ve been young, too. RIP 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Colortini said: I remember her on the weather channel. She must’ve been young, too. RIP 53. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/18/#findComment-271338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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