Mar 09 John Siceloff, longtime PBS producer, dies at 61 By Anna Sillers John Siceloff, an American journalist who reported for "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and co-created PBS’s "Now" with Bill Moyers, died on Friday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 61. Continue reading
Feb 15 Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87 By Carey Reed Philip Levine, a former auto worker turned acclaimed poet, died Saturday. He was 87. His death was caused by complications from pancreatic cancer, the New York Times reported. Levine was perhaps best known for tackling the world of the… Continue reading
Feb 12 Veteran CBS and ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon dead at 73 By Tik Root, Jasmine Wright Bob Simon, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose career in journalism spanned over five decades, died Wednesday night in a car accident in New York City. Simon was 73. Continue reading
Jan 28 Charles H. Townes, inventor of the laser, dies at 99 By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Charles H. Townes, a renowned physicist who invented the laser and the maser, died in Oakland, California on Tuesday at the age of 99. Townes’ inventions earned him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:35 Looking back at the life of unapologetic liberal Mario Cuomo By PBS News Hour Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo died Thursday at 82, leaving behind a reputation as a “liberal lion” after serving three terms from 1983 to 1994. Hari Sreenivasan remembers Cuomo’s political life, from his career as a fierce Democrat during… Continue watching
Nov 23 Former mayor of Washington Marion Barry is dead at 78 By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch News Wrap: Burkina Faso declares state of emergency By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, protesters in Burkina Faso stormed the parliament and set it on fire to protest the rule of its president, who has been in power for 27 years. Also, the U.S. economy continued to make solid… Continue watching
Oct 30 Thomas Menino, Boston’s longest-serving mayor, dies at 71 By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press Thomas Menino, whose folksy manner and verbal gaffes belied his shrewd political tactics to govern as Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of its most beloved, died Thursday. He was 71. Continue reading
Oct 24 Frank Mankiewicz, aide to Robert Kennedy, dies at 90 By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Frank Mankiewicz, the press secretary who went before television cameras to announce the death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and later served as political director for presidential candidate George McGovern, died Thursday. He was 90. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Remembering Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, a ‘spiritual leader for good journalism’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching