gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 11, 2019 Piers Morgan hospitalised for "mystery tests" but "not dying": https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/11/piers-morgan-hospitalised-extensive-tests-reassures-fans-im-not-dying-8334172/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted January 11, 2019 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Piers Morgan hospitalised for "mystery tests" but "not dying": https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/11/piers-morgan-hospitalised-extensive-tests-reassures-fans-im-not-dying-8334172/ What fans? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 15, 2019 Ed Blanche at 76, was longtime Middle East editor for AP, and covered shitliads of conflicts outside of that theatre. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/01/15/world/middleeast/ap-ml-obit-ed-blanche.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 18, 2019 Hillery Eugene "Gene" Price, an honored journalist whose career spanned nearly six decades, died Wednesday. He was 90. Gene Price became editor emeritus at the Goldsboro News-Argus after a nearly 50-year career during which he served as managing editor as well as editor. Price also worked as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Herbert C. Bonner in the late 1940s and was chief of an artillery firing battery with the 28th Infantry Division in Europe during the Korean War. Five governors appointed him to major state commissions, among them the North Carolina Seashore Commission, which led to the creation of the Cape Lookout National Park in 1966. His journalistic achievements were recognized in 2011 by his induction into the University of North Carolina's Media and Journalism Hall of Fame. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 18, 2019 Peter Watts, a long-time sportscaster in Canada who'd most recently been hosting a weekend radio show across Alberta, has died. He was 68. https://www.tsn.ca/former-tsn-broadcaster-peter-watts-passes-away-1.1243606 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,047 Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, YoungWillz said: Hugh McIlvanney is dead. Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hugh-mcilvanney-doyen-of-sports-journalism-dies-at-84-xgh7whl96 Cross-posted for information. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 25, 2019 Can I have a quid for every media outlet that uses the term "doyen" please? Made me dig out the quote I posted in 2015 ideas and possibilities thread, from when he interviewed Joe Bugner back in the day. Joe Bugner: Get me Jesus Christ and I'll fight him tomorrow! Mcllvanney: Joe, you're only saying that because you know he's got bad hands 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 31, 2019 Bob Picken, a long-time Canadian broadcaster and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bob-picken-passes-away-1.4999831 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 12, 2019 Vikki Orvice, former athletics journo for the Sun, dead aged 56. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/06/vikki-orvice-the-sun-trailblazer-women-sport-dies-aged-55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 13, 2019 Chuck Green, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent and chief of bureau in Detroit, has died. He was 82. https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-ap-correspondent-bureau-chief-chuck-green-dies-at-82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted February 15, 2019 The column Bill Heine hoped he would never have to write Current treatment not working any more - only drug left to try is one never used on humans before (it would be appropriate if it had only been used on sharks I guess?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 19, 2019 David Horowitz, a one-time consumer advocate and host of the syndicated TV series 'Fight Back! with David Horowitz' who'd later swing 180 degrees and become a conservative journalist and founder & president of the think tank 'the David Horowitz Freedom Center', has died. He was 81. (A unique DDP pick, too.) https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/David-Horowitz-passes-away-81-506025941.html https://www.davidhorowitzfreedomcenter.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted February 19, 2019 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: David Horowitz, a one-time consumer advocate and host of the syndicated TV series 'Fight Back! with David Horowitz' who'd later swing 180 degrees and become a conservative journalist and founder & president of the think tank 'the David Horowitz Freedom Center', has died. He was 81. (A unique DDP pick, too.) https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/David-Horowitz-passes-away-81-506025941.html https://www.davidhorowitzfreedomcenter.org/ Actually it's a different David Horowitz. The freedom center one is alive and only 80. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 19, 2019 7 hours ago, drol said: Actually it's a different David Horowitz. The freedom center one is alive and only 80. Could've sworn they were the same guy (given they share a name & age proximity), with the deceased Mr. Horowitz having gone through an ideological transformation. You are correct, though. I guess the gentleman who died - and whose show I used to watch - retired from public life awhile ago. Thanks for the clarification. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 22, 2019 Nick Cafardo, a long time sports journalist for the Boston Globe has died while covering baseball's spring training. He was 62. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26048827/nick-cafardo-long-boston-globe-baseball-writer-dies-62 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 2, 2019 Harlan Draeger, a long-time reporter for the Chicago Sun Times, as well as other publications in Illinois and Wisconsin, has died. He was 90. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/harlan-draeger-reporter-chicago-sun-times-daily-news-kenosha-wisconsin-obituary/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 8, 2019 Fort Worth, TCU, sports and the entire literary world lost one our most beloved, wittiest giants on Thursday night with the passing of sports writing icon Dan Jenkins. He was 89. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 12, 2019 The Belfast Telegraphs Tom Carson, dead aged 91. https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2019/news/daily-features-editor-who-shone-light-through-darkest-days-of-patch-dies-aged-91/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted March 13, 2019 Local guy Randy Turner, fairly respected journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press passed away after a battle with cancer. https://twitter.com/paulsamyn/status/1105857487515910145 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 19, 2019 Former Manchester Evening News Sports Editor George Dowson has died according to a former colleague. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 20, 2019 Fraser Robertson, who used to do the reporting for Sky Sports on the RoI games etc, and had battled a brain condition the last decade, deid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted March 22, 2019 Tweet from Spectator assistant editor Isabel Hardman. Warrents further research. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted March 23, 2019 16 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Tweet from Spectator assistant editor Isabel Hardman. Warrents further research. She is known to suffer from severe mental Health issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 26, 2019 Marty Noble, a long-time New York baseball writer who worked for a cross-section of publications, has died. He was 70. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/03/25/marty-noble-longtime-new-york-baseball-writer-dies-at-70/39251779/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
