Wimal Dissanayake died at age 86
Wimal Dissanayake, a Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar of Asian cinema and communication theory, died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. He was known as a creative writer…
Famous Dead Journalists: Recent Journalist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 5,000 obituaries of famous dead journalists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Flo Anthony death at age 74
Flo Anthony, an American gossip columnist, died on August 6, 2026, aged 74. Known also as Florence Anthony, she worked as a journalist and writer, building a career that included…
Obituary: Tedde Moore, dead at age 79
Tedde Moore, the Canadian actress who also worked as a script editor, creative consultant and acting instructor, died on August 5, 2026, aged 79. Born Dorothea Mavor Moore in Toronto…
Death of Manfred Rühl at age 92
Manfred Rühl, a German higher education teacher and communication scholar, died on August 5, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nuremberg on December 31, 1933, he studied economics and social sciences…
Didier Decoin death at age 81
Didier Decoin, the French writer and screenwriter who won the Prix Goncourt in 1977, died on August 5, 2026, aged 81. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt on March 13, 1945, he began…
Laurence E. Nyquist passes away at age 87
Laurence E. Nyquist, an American planetary scientist, died on August 5, 2026, aged 87. He was known for work on the chronometry of planetary materials, research that helped scientists better…
Bernhard Billeter, died aged 90
Bernhard Billeter, the Swiss musician and musicologist, died on August 4, 2026, at age 90. Born in Zurich on July 26, 1936, he worked as a pianist, organist, editor, music…
Jutta Hertlein, died aged 86
Jutta Hertlein, a German politician and former member of the Berlin House of Representatives, died on August 4, 2026, aged 86. Born in Berlin on December 25, 1939, she was…
Andrzej Morozowski passed away at age 69
Andrzej Morozowski, a Polish journalist and television personality, died on August 4, 2026, aged 69. Born in Warsaw on June 13, 1957, he studied theatre at the Warsaw Department of…
Andrzej Morozowski passed away at age 69
Andrzej Morozowski, a Polish journalist and television personality, died on August 4, 2026, aged 69. Born in Warsaw on June 13, 1957, he studied theatre at the Warsaw Department of…
Lloyd Robertson has died at age 92
Lloyd Robertson, the Canadian journalist and broadcaster who became one of CTV News’s best-known anchors, died on August 4, 2026, aged 92. Born Lloyd John Robertson in Stratford, Ontario, he…
Robin Middleton death at age 94
Robin Middleton, the British architectural historian and professor emeritus of Columbia University, died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. Born in South Africa on September 30, 1931, he trained as…
Rod Liddle death at age 66
Rod Liddle, the English journalist and broadcaster, died on August 2, 2026, aged 66. Born in Abbey Wood on April 1, 1960, he worked at the BBC and became editor…
Bill Goichberg died at age 83
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player, died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…
Nariman Hasanzade passed away at age 95
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet and playwright, died on August 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Nariman Alimammad oglu Hasanzade on February 18, 1931, in Poylu, he was educated at Baku…
Glenn A. Baker died at age 74
Glenn A. Baker, the Australian journalist, author and broadcaster, died on July 31, 2026, aged 74. A leading voice on rock music, he wrote books and magazine articles on music…
Antonio Mazzi passed away at age 96
Antonio Mazzi, an Italian Roman Catholic priest, died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Verona in 1929, he became known as a presbyter, educator and writer, and devoted…
Kailash Chandra Pant died at age 90
Kailash Chandra Pant, an Indian writer and journalist who promoted the Hindi language, died on July 31, 2026, aged 90. He served as general secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Rashtrabhasha…
Eugene Benson died at age 98
Eugene Benson, a writer and Canadian professor of English, died on July 30, 2026, aged 98. Born in Northern Ireland in 1928, he went on to build a career as…
Richard Yuille has died at age 79
Richard Yuille, an American judge, died on July 28, 2026, aged 79. In 2009, he became chief judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Genesee County in Michigan and later…
Roger Beilby dead, Roger Beilby, Australian radio presenter
Roger Beilby, the Australian radio presenter and jazz collector, died on July 28, 2026. Known for his work on 3CR Melbourne, he developed an interest in jazz in 1963 after…
Kristina Carlson died at age 76
Kristina Carlson, the Finnish writer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 76. Born in Helsinki on July 31, 1949, she worked as a journalist, poet and novelist and also wrote…
Vedat Yenerer, died aged 61
Vedat Yenerer, a Turkish journalist and writer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 61. Born in Istanbul on January 2, 1965, he built a career as a war correspondent and…
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza passed away at age 95
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat, died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Sulemana Abdul Samed passes away at age 32
Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghanaian record holder and widely recognized as the nation’s tallest man, died on July 27, 2026. Known also as Awuche, a Hausa name meaning “Let’s Go,” he…
Jim Hopkins dead at age 79
Jim Hopkins, the New Zealand broadcaster and politician who served on the Waitaki District Council, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born on January 1, 1946, Hopkins was known…
Robert Hallinen obituary: died at age 77
Robert Hallinen, an American journalist and photojournalist who spent 33 years at the Anchorage Daily News, died on July 26, 2026, at age 77. Born Robert James Hallinen on October…
Gerry Kelly died at age 77
Gerry Kelly, the Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist best known for his long presenting run on UTV, died on July 26, 2026, aged 77. Born Gerard Kelly on September 20,…
Michael McNay death at age 91
Michael McNay, the British journalist and author who spent 37 years at The Guardian, where he became arts editor, died on July 25, 2026, aged 91. Born Michael George McNay…
Jérémie Gustave Nzamba has died at age 66
Jérémie Gustave Nzamba, a Gabonese journalist, died on July 25, 2026, aged 66. Known as Djidjen, he worked at Africa Radio for more than 40 years, presenting news programs and…
Bill Oddie dead at age 85
Bill Oddie, the English wildlife presenter and comedian best known for Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie and his work with The Goodies, died on July 25, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Günter Bannas passed away at age 74
Günter Bannas, the German journalist who led the Berlin office of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, died on July 24, 2026, in Berlin. He was 74. Born in Kassel in 1952,…
Jose Sison passes away at age 88
Jose Sison, a Filipino lawyer and television host, died on July 23, 2026, aged 88. Known to viewers as the presenter of Ipaglaban Mo!, he helped bring real-life legal disputes…
Pavel Jungwirth passes away at age 60
Pavel Jungwirth, a Czech physical chemist and academic, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Prague on May 20, 1966, he studied at the Faculty…
Bill McGlaughlin died at age 82
Bill McGlaughlin, the American composer and radio host who led the public radio programs Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday, died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Born William…
Axel Ganz has died at age 88
Axel Ganz, the German journalist who helped shape magazines at Bunte and Gruner + Jahr, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Auggen on July…
Haim Yavin obituary: died at age 93
Haim Yavin, the Israeli television anchor and documentary filmmaker who became one of the country’s best-known news presenters, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Heinz…
Paddy McNally death at age 88
Paddy McNally, the British businessman and racing driver who ran Allsport Management and helped shape Formula One’s advertising and hospitality operations, died on July 22, 2026. Born Patrick Sean McNally…
Obituary: Josep Vallverdú, dead at age 103
Josep Vallverdú, the Catalan writer and linguist, died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Lleida on July 9, 1923, he became known as a poet,…
R. W. Johnson passes away at age 82
R. W. Johnson, the English-born South African historian and academic, died on July 21, 2026, aged 82. Born Richard William Johnson in England in September 1943, he studied at Natal…
Jean-Marc Sylvestre dead at age 79
Jean-Marc Sylvestre, the French journalist known for his long career in economics reporting on TF1, i>Télé and RT France, died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born…
Edgar C. Otálvora died at age 66
Edgar C. Otálvora, the Venezuelan journalist, writer and historian, died on July 21, 2026. Born Edgar Omar Contreras Otálvora on September 6, 1959, in Tovar, he built a career as…
Obituary: Eva Viežnaviec, dead at age 54
Eva Viežnaviec, a Belarusian writer and journalist, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 54. Also known as Yeva Vezhnavets, she was born in 1972 in Zahallie and…
John C. Dvorak dies at 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster, died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as a columnist…
Morley Torgov passes away at age 98
Morley Torgov, the Canadian novelist and humorist who also practiced law, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1927, he began his career at The…
Richard Heinberg passes away at age 75
Richard Heinberg, a writer and educator whose work examined energy, economic and ecological issues, died on July 19, 2026, aged 75. He was known for writing extensively about oil depletion…
Obituary: Israel Pincas, dead at age 91
Israel Pincas, the Israeli poet whose work appeared over decades in newspapers, magazines and literary supplements, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on January 28, 1935, he…
Sergey Sholokhov dies at 67
Sergey Sholokhov, a film critic, journalist and television presenter, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Leningrad on September 27, 1958, he built a career…
Joseph Algazy, died aged 87
Joseph Algazy, the Israeli historian and journalist who wrote for Haaretz and Le Monde diplomatique, died on July 18, 2026. Born in Alexandria on September 11, 1938, he studied and…
Kim Joong-wi obituary: died at age 86
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean journalist and politician, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Bonghwa County, he was educated at…
Edward Stourton dead at age 68
Edward Stourton, the British broadcaster and journalist who presented BBC Radio 4’s Sunday and Today, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 68. Born Edward John Ivo Stourton…
Graeme Gilbert death at age 76
Graeme Gilbert, the Australian radio presenter and politician, died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on April 15, 1950, he became known for presenting the nightly…
Eberhard Gill, died aged 65
Eberhard Gill, a German researcher and space systems engineer known for work in GNSS technology and tracking, space system engineering, multi-satellite systems and systems engineering, died on July 16, 2026,…
Obituary: Renato Machado, dead at age 83
Renato Machado, a Brazilian journalist and longtime TV Globo newscaster, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Rio de Janeiro on March 21, 1943, he studied law and journalism at…
Death of Pino Farinotti at age 75
Pino Farinotti, the Italian film critic, journalist and writer whose work helped define film reference publishing in Italy, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Piacenza in 1951, he became…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Alan Walden death at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Denise Oliver-Velez dies at 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer, died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Romano Garofalo dies at 84
Romano Garofalo, the Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist whose work helped shape popular comics in Italy, died on July 15, 2026, in Rimini. Born in Rimini on November 11, 1941,…
Ihor Losiev died at age 71
Ihor Losiev, a Ukrainian political scientist and publicist, died on July 15, 2026. Born in Sevastopol on March 10, 1955, he became known as a columnist, journalist, and scholar of…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature, died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…
Cees Geel passed away at age 61
Cees Geel, the Dutch actor known for his work in film, television and radio, died on July 14, 2026, at age 61. Born Cornelis Pieter Geel in Schagen on March…
Lee Underwood, died aged 87
Lee Underwood, an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with Tim Buckley for much of Buckley’s career, died on July 14, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Underwood…
Neliana Tersigni obituary: died at age 81
Neliana Tersigni, an Italian journalist born in Rome, died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 81. A freelance reporter from Rome who studied Russian literature, she began her…
Dave Kendall passes away at age 125
Dave Kendall, the British television personality and journalist known for creating and hosting MTV’s "120 Minutes," died on July 14, 2026. Born David Kendall in the United Kingdom in 1901,…
Obituary: Jameson Currier, dead at age 70
Jameson Currier, an American writer, died on July 13, 2026, at age 70. Born in Marietta, Georgia, on October 16, 1955, he wrote as a novelist, short story writer, poet,…
Death of Alcides Bernal at age 60
Alcides Bernal, a Brazilian lawyer, radio broadcaster and politician, died on July 13, 2026, at age 60. Born Alcides Jesus Peralta Bernal on July 14, 1965, in Corumbá, he built…
Death of Barry Dickins at age 76
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Michael Stürmer dead at age 87
Michael Stürmer, the German historian known for his work on the history of the German Empire and his role in the Historikerstreit of the 1980s, died on July 13, 2026.…
Mary Otis Stevens, died aged 98
Mary Otis Stevens, an American architect, died on July 12, 2026. She was born in New York City on March 28, 1928, and built her career in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stevens…
Obituary: David Willey, dead at age 93
David Willey died on July 12, 2026. He was a British journalist. He worked for the BBC and Reuters during his career. Tags Journalists, 12 July 2026, Britain, Cancer, David,…
Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești passed away at age 87
Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești died on July 11, 2026. He was a Romanian journalist and museographer. No further details about his death were immediately available. Tags Journalists, 11 July 2026, Horia, Romania,…
Jean-Paul Pigasse, died aged 86
Jean-Paul Pigasse, a French journalist and media proprietor who served as director-general of ADIAC since 1997, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Toulouse on…
Dermot Murnaghan died at age 68
Dermot Murnaghan died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 68. He was an English television presenter and news reporter, known for his work on Sky News and BBC…
Death of Edward Lucie-Smith at age 93
Edward Lucie-Smith, the Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic, died on July 11, 2026, aged 93. Born John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith in Kingston on February 27, 1933, he became…
Ahmet Telli has died at age 79
Ahmet Telli died on July 10, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Journalists, Writers, 10 July 2026, Ahmet, Ankara, Sagittarius, Telli, July 10, July 2026
Obituary: Eva Røine, dead at age 97
Eva Røine, the Norwegian psychologist, actress, author and former beauty pageant titleholder, died on July 10, 2026. Born in Mysen on December 11, 1928, she was first known in younger…
Derryn Hinch dead at age 82
Derryn Hinch, the New Zealand-born Australian media personality and politician, died on July 10, 2026, aged 82. Born Derryn Nigel Hinch in New Plymouth on February 9, 1944, he built…
Death of Jean-Louis Lechat at age 83
Jean-Louis Lechat, a Belgian journalist and comic book writer who specialized in coverage of comics, died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Chimay on January…
Karol Stopa obituary: died at age 78
Karol Stopa died on July 9, 2026. He was 78. Stopa was a Polish sports commentator and journalist, known for his work in sports media. Born in Warsaw in 1948,…
Death of Jack Latvala at age 74
Jack Latvala died July 8, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 08 July 2026, America, Jack, Latvala, Scorpio, July 2026, July 8
Luigi Colombo passed away at age 88
Luigi Colombo (giornalista) died on July 8, 2026. He was an Italian journalist and television presenter. Born on April 9, 1947, in Cesano Maderno, he was also known as Luigi…
Death of Tony Rayns at age 78
Tony Rayns died on July 7, 2026. He was a British writer and film commentator. His work also included journalism, film criticism, punditry, screenwriting and authorship. Tags Journalists, Writers, 07…
Johnny Ginger obituary: died at age 92
Johnny Ginger died July 5, 2026, at age 92. He was an American television personality. Born June 16, 1934, he was a television presenter from Toledo, Ohio. Tags Journalists, 05…
Teet Korsten obituary: died at age 59
Teet Korsten died on July 5, 2026. He was an Estonian journalist and translator. Tags Journalists, 05 July 2026, Estonia, Korsten, Teet, July 2026, July 5
Hermann Meyn death at age 91
Hermann Meyn died on July 4, 2026. He was a German journalist. Tags Journalists, 04 July 2026, Germany, Hermann, Libra, Meyn, July 2026, July 4
Shahed Kamal died at age 85
Shahed Kamal, a Bangladeshi journalist and teacher, died on July 4, 2026. He was 85. Known in cultural circles as Shamim Mama, Kamal worked as a senior news editor at…
Bobbi Queen dead at age 84
Bobbi Queen, an American fashion editor who served as senior fashion editor at Women’s Wear Daily, died on July 3, 2026, of a heart attack. Born Barbara Sela Queen in…
Trevor Fishlock dies at 85
Trevor Fishlock died on July 3, 2026. He was a British journalist. Tags Journalists, 03 July 2026, Britain, Cardiff, Fishlock, Pisces, Trevor, July 2026, July 3
Yervant Gianikian dead at age 84
Yervant Gianikian died on July 3, 2026, at the age of 84. An Italian director and architect, he was also known as a film director, editor, producer and screenwriter. Born…
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld has died at age 93
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld died on July 2, 2026. He was a Danish journalist and television host. His work made him a familiar figure in Danish media. Tags Journalists, 02 July 2026,…
Vladimir McTavish dead
Vladimir McTavish died on July 1, 2026. He was a journalist, actor and comedian. Tags Actors, Journalists, 01 July 2026, Scotland, Vladimir, July 1, July 2026, McTavish
Wayne Worcester passed away at age 78
Wayne Worcester died on July 1, 2026. He was an American journalist. Tags Journalists, 01 July 2026, America, Wayne, Worcester, July 1, July 2026
Faniya Suleymanova dies at age 87
Faniya Suleymanova died on June 29, 2026. She was a Soviet and Russian singer and journalist. Born on February 18, 1939, she studied at the Ufa State Institute of Arts.…
Farzad Jamshidi, died aged 56
Farzad Jamshidi died on June 29, 2026. He was an Iranian television presenter. Tags Journalists, 29 June 2026, Farzad, Iran, Jamshidi, June 2026, June 29
Sevgül Uludağ obituary: died at age 67
Sevgül Uludağ, a Turkish Cypriot journalist and activist, died on June 28, 2026, at age 67. Born in Nicosia on October 15, 1958, she worked first in a bank and…
Alexei Bueno obituary: died at age 63
Alexei Bueno, a Brazilian poet and writer, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 63, in Rio de Janeiro, of complications from cancer. Born in Rio de Janeiro…
Obituary: Siegfried Verbeke, dead at age 85
Siegfried Verbeke, a Belgian Holocaust denier and revisionist publisher, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Antwerp on June 21, 1941, he became a public…
Andreas Koller died at age 65
Andreas Koller died on June 26, 2026. Tags Journalists, 26 June 2026, Andreas, Austria, Koller, June 2026, June 26