In Memoriam

[Chase29 18]

I barely have any info on this but some sad news from Denver tonight Suzanne McCarroll a former reporter from KCNC has passed away.  No word on a cause of death. However she was diagnosed in 2008 with Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma. As for when she passed  I have no idea.

 

Here's a tweet from Jim Benemann. 

 

 

[TheRob 938]

Those of us of a certain age will remember Rankin/Bass productions. Jules Bass died recently. Rankin died years ago.

 

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jules-bass-dead-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-1235414059/

[NYTV 121]

A sad loss for the NBC Universal family as Gerardo "Jerry" Valdez, the VP of News at Telemundo Houston KTMD-TV 47 passed away following his battle with cancer. He joined them in 2014 following his run at KTRK ABC 13. He was 54.

 

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/10/jerry-vazquez-loses-cancer-battle.html?m=1

 

 

 

 

[AaronQ 282]

Altitude Sports and the Colorado Avalanche announced that the long time color commentator for the Avs and NHL legend Peter McNab has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by AaronQ

[TheRob 938]

 

[TexasTVNews 1378]

This is not a good week. First, we lost Fred Hickman, then Kevin Conroy (The voice of Batman), and now we lost KCAL's Money Man. Consumer Analyst from WTVJ and KCAL Alan Mendelson passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 70.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/longtime-kcal9-reporter-alan-mendelson-dies-at-70/

[Nelson R. 569]

Rest in Paradise Chip and Jason https://www.wbtv.com/2022/11/22/wbtv-mourning-loss-meteorologist-jason-myers-pilot-chip-tayag/

[AaronQ 282]

9 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

Rest in Paradise Chip and Jason https://www.wbtv.com/2022/11/22/wbtv-mourning-loss-meteorologist-jason-myers-pilot-chip-tayag/

My thoughts are with WBTV, Jason Myers' family, and Chip Tayag's family during this difficult time. This is a tragic day in the Queen City and in the TV news world. 

[DENDude 221]

Sad news out of Denver, former KUSA sports anchor Mike Nolan has passed away after a brief illness he was 85.

 

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/9news-sportscaster-mike-nolan-dies-85/73-1446e700-661d-4962-9595-d668965490ec

 

https://coloradonewscenter.blogspot.com/2022/11/former-9news-sports-anchor-mike-nolan.html

[AaronQ 282]

Earlier tonight on the NHL on TNT, Liam McHugh announced that their production assistant passed away earlier this week. 

 

[ABC 7 Denver 1729]

2 hours ago, AaronQ said:

Earlier tonight on the NHL on TNT, Liam McHugh announced that their production assistant passed away earlier this week. 

 

 

Damn. That's young. I'm so sorry for his family and team.

[FiveNews 378]

CNN reports the death of investigative reporter Drew Griffin. Hell of a talent. I have linked the documentary "Breaking News" that aired on TLC in the late 90s/early 00s. It followed KCBS as it tried to bring itself out of the ratings basement. There is a segment with Drew as he works on an investigative piece dealing with shady doctors across the Southland.

 

 

[Jase 1065]

Dax Tejera - EP of ABC’s ‘This Week’ dies at the age of 37

 

[ScottSchell 370]

ABC News Legendary journalist Barbara Walters passed away yesterday evening at the age of 93 with her family by her side.

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/12/31/barbara-walters-dead

[24994J 5619]

4 minutes ago, ScottSchell said:

ABC News Legendary journalist Barbara Walters passed away yesterday evening at the age of 93 with her family by her side.

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/12/31/barbara-walters-dead

 

 

[bpatrick 74]

Adam Rich, 54, the youngest child Nicholas Bradford on "Eight is Enough."   No cause of death has been revealed.

[nbc9houston 22]

Former Today in L.A. (KNBC) weathercaster Christopher Nance had died in October 2021.  His daughter, Noella Bergener, was on the “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/01/the-newest-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-had-a-fairy-tale-life-then-it-fell-apart/

[Big Rollo Smokes 261]

54 minutes ago, nbc9houston said:

Former Today in L.A. (KNBC) weathercaster Christopher Nance had died in October 2021.  His daughter, Noella Bergener, was on the “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/01/the-newest-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-had-a-fairy-tale-life-then-it-fell-apart/

 

Her IG post from Oct. 2021...

 

 

[DENDude 221]

Weather Nation TV's field corespondent John Van Pelt has passed away unexpectedly.  He passed on Wednesday January 4, 2023 according to some other on line articles. Weather Nation TV's article is below.

 

More here: https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/remembering-weathernations-john-van-pelt/?fbclid=IwAR0X_3DgTWpfU8lDnoyg0_3IdR1qeST6N8Sw3YZVm8lsYfv8qjakrVcHKSY

 

[TexasTVNews 1378]

Sad news out of Birmingham. If you grew up watching WBRC-TV in the mornings, you remember Country Boy Eddie. Gordon Edward Burns "Country Boy Eddie" passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Burns hosted "Country Boy Eddie and Friends" from 1957 to his final show on New Year's Eve 1993. 

 

https://www.wbrc.com/video/2023/01/14/remembering-country-boy-eddie/

https://deadline.com/2023/01/country-boy-eddie-dead-alabama-tv-star-who-gave-dolly-parton-tammy-wynette-chance-was-92-obituary-1235221916/

[TheRob 938]

KARK reporter dies in motorcycle crash. She was just 22.

 

https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/remembering-reporter-haven-hughes/

[ScottSchell 370]

34 minutes ago, TheRob said:

KARK reporter dies in motorcycle crash. She was just 22.

 

https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/remembering-reporter-haven-hughes/

They also lost producer Chris Scott today from a medical issue he had been in the hospital the past couple of weeks.

Edited January 18, 2023 by ScottSchell

[MediaZone4K 2233]

Don't know if this was reported already but Mark Traub the male voice heard laughing in the background on "Today" died last month. RIP, been hearing that voice for years and never thought to look up who it could be.

 

[CircleSeven 1960]

Longtime college basketball color commentator Billy Packer passed away at the age of 82.

 

Packer called every NCAA tournament from 1975 until his retirement in 2008.

[east-tx-tv 121]

Laura Rojas, a previous reporter and anchor with KFDA in Amarillo (both the station's main news team as well as with KFDA's Telemundo channel) has died.  The video mentions that she worked in other markets including San Antonio as well as in Colorado.

https://www.newschannel10.com/video/2023/01/29/video-remembering-laura-rojas-former-nc10-anchor/