Superstar 267 Posted December 31, 2022 Why is it that everyone dies in the last few days in the year? (Pele, Barbara Walters) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,948 Posted December 31, 2022 Just retired to bed, popped on the iPad now this!!! Guess she’s off the big list for next year. Ha! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,048 Posted December 31, 2022 RIP. So who's the replacement for this image? I'm thinking Bob Newhart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, When The said: Why is it that everyone dies in the last few days in the year? (Pele, Barbara Walters) Deaths always peak in winter in December/ January.In my family over the years we have had lots of deaths around Xmas and New Year ( 24th and 30th December and January 1st and 2nd in a small family).This year I lost 2 friends one before Xmas and one just after.The cold and seasonal viruses probably play a factor.When I worked in a nursing home years ago they always said when I started that there was a spike around Xmas and January and they weren't wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Drewsky1211 said: RIP. So who's the replacement for this image? I'm thinking Bob Newhart. James Hong June Squibb But yeah Newheart is the nearest name that fits in terms of American fame. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,077 Posted December 31, 2022 Imagine if she had died 24 hours later. The 2023 DL would already be up and she would have likely been on it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,066 Posted December 31, 2022 Had her on my DL prediction team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, The Daredevil said: Imagine if she had died 24 hours later. The 2023 DL would already be up and she would have likely been on it! Hopefully the committee will let us know like they did after Betty died last year (She would have been at number 1) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,077 Posted December 31, 2022 Just now, Sean said: Hopefully the committee will let us know like they did after Betty died last year (She would have been at number 1) Seeing she is not on this year’s list, I feel that it would be hard to find out. It is a safe assumption she was going to be on again next year though. I wonder who her replacement is? George Alagiah maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 Just now, wannamaker said: Had her on my DL prediction team Same only sent it two hours ago if that and I sent my DDP teams in yesterday evening about an hour before Don West's death was announced.Weirdly the number 1 sub was originally on my list but I swapped him out for West as West hadn't turned 60 and I didn't think he would whereas the other man was in his 60s already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, The Daredevil said: Seeing she is not on this year’s list, I feel that it would be hard to find out. It is a safe assumption she was going to be on again next year though. I wonder who her replacement is? George Alagiah maybe? I would think Alagiah was already on it too but if not the committee should put him on in her place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 366 Posted December 31, 2022 Aw, what a miss! It's been a proper clearout year, hasn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 I wonder if she would have made the Inverse dead pool or even the Drop 40 had she made it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 129 Posted December 31, 2022 I just heard about this- unfortunately I had to turn my computer on! Now I have to find somebody else to put on my 2023 list- right under the wire! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superstar 267 Posted December 31, 2022 This thread needs to be tagged dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,020 Posted December 31, 2022 Not too clear who this person is, any UK connection? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 446 Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said: Not too clear who this person is, any UK connection? She was a huge news anchor here in the US, and she was on a popular show called The View. I can't think of any UK connection, but she was on the list previously, so that means the committee knew she'd get a UK obit. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,020 Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, mollyafox said: She was a huge news anchor here in the US, and she was on a popular show called The View. I can't think of any UK connection, but she was on the list previously, so that means the committee knew she'd get a UK obit. So a bit like Fiona Bruce? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 446 Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Youth in Asia said: So a bit like Fiona Bruce? Yeah. I'm pretty sure Barbara was the first female anchor on nightly news, or at least one of the first back in the 1970s, so that's probably another reason she's a big deal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 146 Posted December 31, 2022 QO from the BBC. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 129 Posted December 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, JustPassingThrough said: QO from the BBC. Don't worry, they will get to it! She was really big in the world of broadcast journalism for many years- she interviewed many famous people, a lot of them would talk to nobody else except her 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 146 Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, chiesa52 said: Don't worry, they will get to it! She was really big in the world of broadcast journalism for many years- she interviewed many famous people, a lot of them would talk to nobody else except her Yes, I was not expecting a long, advance obituary to be run by non-US publications, especially where it's the middle of the night. By the nature of these things, newsreaders can be extremely famous in their country but basically unknown outside of it, moreso than most other public figures. Though her being on two DLs shows international presence. Can verify that it's been a huge deal in the US. I think ABC, where she spent most of her career, broke into programming immediately to announce her death and I'm guessing the other national broadcasters did as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,077 Posted December 31, 2022 Interestingly, Walters hosted one of the 1984 Presidential Debates with Reagan and Mondale. All three died at 93! Like Reagan, Walters also battled advanced dementia/Alzheimer’s, which probably was a key contributor to her cause of death, like it was for Reagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,997 Posted December 31, 2022 52 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said: So a bit like Fiona Bruce? More like Sir David Frost in terms of global impact regarding top international interviews. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
