Jun 12 NBA great Jerry West dies at 86 By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as part of a losing team in 1969 and was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th… Continue reading
Jun 10 Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 By Christopher Weber, Travis Loller, Associated Press Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction. Continue reading
May 01 Paul Auster, celebrated and experimental author, dies at 77 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Called the “dean of American post-modernists” and “the most meta of American meta-fictional writers,” Auster blended history, politics, genre experiments, existential quests and self-conscious references to writers and writing. Continue reading
Apr 17 NewsHour viewers remember Robert MacNeil By Steff Staples, Dan Cooney Here’s how viewers and former colleagues are remembering Robert MacNeil's life and legacy. Continue reading
Apr 12 Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93 By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. Continue reading
Jan 23 Charles Osgood, CBS host and network's poet-in-residence, dies at 91 By Associated Press Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning,” was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility. Continue reading
Jan 22 Norman Jewison, 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Moonstruck' director, dead at 97 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” Saturday, according to his publicist. Continue reading
Jan 05 Actor David Soul, half of 'Starsky and Hutch' duo, dies at 80 By Associated Press Soul also hit the music charts with the single “Don’t Give Up on Us” and lived in Britain for many years where he performed in several stage roles. Continue reading
Dec 01 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 9:10 The lasting legacy of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian By Geoff Bennett, Judy Woodruff, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens Global humanitarian, mental health advocate, champion for equal rights. These are some of the ways that former first lady Rosalynn Carter is being remembered. Geoff Bennett discussed Carter’s legacy and many contributions with Judy Woodruff, who covered the Carter White… Continue watching