DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted March 12 On 18/02/2024 at 14:59, YoungWillz said: Things probably looking worse in recent times for Charlie Bird: Charlie Bird Dead 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted March 19 I'm conflicted hosting such a time-sensitive pool like the Cup but also giving notable deadpooling news that could affect the competition. But I decided to post it, because I accidentally found it while looking for my ABC pool prospects (and also, I geniunely like to post the news, like I often do). Journalist/Ice cream author Amy Ettinger is now in hospice: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/09/amy-ettinger-hospice-cancer-inspiration/ She's also a DDP pick, and I am interested if she gets more than her WashPost coverage. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted March 20 James Mates has been unable to finish a sentence without tripping over his words, the last 3 times I've seen him speak live on ITV News. He's always made weird faces while talking but I wonder if some kind of cognitive decline is happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 529 Posted March 20 3 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said: James Mates has been unable to finish a sentence without tripping over his words, the last 3 times I've seen him speak live on ITV News. He's always made weird faces while talking but I wonder if some kind of cognitive decline is happening. He's tripping over every sentence? Or just occasionally? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted March 20 7 minutes ago, Comped said: He's tripping over every sentence? Or just occasionally? Every sentence. He does get the words out eventually but reads the autocue like he's seeing each line for the first time and has no idea what it means. I know he otherwise knows how to deliver a piece to camera; he's been doing it for 35 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 21 John Gau, who had a 40-year career in television current affairs and documentaries notable for his time as a producer on the BBC's Panorama, has died. He was 83. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/14/john-gau-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,535 Posted March 21 On 11/03/2024 at 20:35, TQR said: The Guardian's John Crace has been in hospital. Had a heart attack at the gym. The obligatory post-serious-medial-issue article from John Crace for any form-spotters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted March 21 Peter Maudsley, political editor of the once great Exoress & Star. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl5q2gyyd4wo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted March 21 13 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Every sentence. He does get the words out eventually but reads the autocue like he's seeing each line for the first time and has no idea what it means. I know he otherwise knows how to deliver a piece to camera; he's been doing it for 35 years. Might be an eyesight thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 529 Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: The obligatory post-serious-medial-issue article from John Crace for any form-spotters. Damn well written. If it is accurate however, he should be fine. He was in very good hands in treatment, and his heart attack was mild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted March 21 5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: The obligatory post-serious-medial-issue article from John Crace for any form-spotters. Sounds like he's alright now, though he looks a little like Lord Voldemort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 21 Not necessarily in immediate danger, but blimey Jeremy Paxman has aged in a year since he quit University Challenge! Got a stick too, worth noting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,054 Posted March 21 Astonished Paul Mayhew Archer is standing. Thought he was permanently wheelchaired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 250 Posted March 21 On 19/03/2024 at 10:48, gcreptile said: I'm conflicted hosting such a time-sensitive pool like the Cup but also giving notable deadpooling news that could affect the competition. But I decided to post it, because I accidentally found it while looking for my ABC pool prospects (and also, I geniunely like to post the news, like I often do). Journalist/Ice cream author Amy Ettinger is now in hospice: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/09/amy-ettinger-hospice-cancer-inspiration/ She's also a DDP pick, and I am interested if she gets more than her WashPost coverage. Dead. https://lookout.co/newsletter/weekender-mourning-amy-ettinger-a-santa-cruz-high-shindig-and-feting-joe-ortiz/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 873 Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Funeralopolis said: Dead. On 15/03/2024 at 13:21, Ulitzer95 said: Always state the name in your posts for the sake of the search function in the future. Don't just say "(s)he is dead" 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 23 On 19/03/2024 at 05:48, gcreptile said: I'm conflicted hosting such a time-sensitive pool like the Cup but also giving notable deadpooling news that could affect the competition. But I decided to post it, because I accidentally found it while looking for my ABC pool prospects (and also, I geniunely like to post the news, like I often do). Journalist/Ice cream author Amy Ettinger is now in hospice: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/09/amy-ettinger-hospice-cancer-inspiration/ She's also a DDP pick, and I am interested if she gets more than her WashPost coverage. FTR don’t worry about Cup play, post what you need to post. It’s not like it’s the 30th, in which case I may have a different response. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted March 24 Another former NI journalist, David Capper once pf the BBC, has died aged 91. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,054 Posted March 25 On 28/09/2022 at 15:16, gcreptile said: US journalist Katie Couric has cancer. Which one? All of them...no, actually it's breast cancer. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/28/entertainment/katie-couric-breast-cancer/index.html Katie Couric has become a granny: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13234853/Katie-Couric-grandmother-daughter-Ellie-gives-birth.html No mention of any illness of hers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted April 4 Hella Pick, former Guardian UN correspondent (and sometime obit writer) reportedly dead aged 94 (via Xwitter) Not selected in any deadpools as far as I can see...pity. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,651 Posted April 4 43 minutes ago, time said: Hella Pick, former Guardian UN correspondent (and sometime obit writer) reportedly dead aged 94 (via Xwitter) Not selected in any deadpools as far as I can see...pity. A pity. She would have been a hella good pick. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,651 Posted April 4 Getting a Hella lot of obits from the Austrian press. Nothing in English yet though. Take your Pick: Kurier. Puls 24. Salzburger Nachrichten. K.at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted April 4 3 hours ago, time said: Hella Pick, former Guardian UN correspondent (and sometime obit writer) reportedly dead aged 94 (via Xwitter) Not selected in any deadpools as far as I can see...pity. She should have been on deathlist just for the name. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,054 Posted April 4 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Getting a Hella lot of obits from the Austrian press. Nothing in English yet though. Take your Pick: Kurier. Puls 24. Salzburger Nachrichten. K.at. I understand she was on Desert Island Discs at some point, so a Last Word obit is probably certain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,054 Posted April 4 And Hella Pick Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/04/hella-pick-pioneering-guardian-journalist-dies-aged-96 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted April 5 Leftist journalist Victoria Brownworth is going through some health crisis: https://x.com/VABVOX/status/1776184001868210197 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Brownworth 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
