Deaths Famous Dead Journalists
Raffaella Bragazzi
Italian television presenter and radio personality · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
James Bernard
American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Michael Reagan
American political commentator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Jenny Collins
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Gerry Gable
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Bohdan Chufus
Ukranian journalist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Jamil Azar
Jordanian journalist and broadcaster · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime books based on murders in North Carolina, including Bitter Blood and Blood… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Tatiana Schlossberg
American journalist (The New York Times) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
Mate Meštrović Journalist, academic, lobbyist, politician, ambassador dead at age 95
a Croatian-American journalist, died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb on September 13, 1930. The son of Croatian-American sculptor Ivan Meštrović, he… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Abu Walid al-Masri
Egyptian journalist and advisor to Al-Qaeda · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · al-Masri
Michael J. Schumacher Writer, journalist, biographer dead at age 75
an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, musicians Eric Clapton and Phil Ochs,… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
Jonathan Powell (musician) British pianist and musicologist dead at age 56
the British pianist, musicologist and music editor, died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano sonatas, string quartets and other chamber music. As a performer and scholar,… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Pollak American journalist dead at age 91
an American journalist, died on December 27, 2025 · 27 December 2025 · December 2025 · Pollák
Andrew Arbuckle (politician) Scottish journalist and politician, MSP dead at age 81
Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was first elected as a Fife councillor in 1986 and represented Newburgh until… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Radko Kubičko
Czech commentator and editor (ČRo 6 · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Czech
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
Christina Chambers
American sports reporter · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Other
Susana Rossberg
Brazilian-born Belgian film editor (Home Sweet Home · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Constança Cunha e Sá
Portuguese journalist and a political commentator · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Peter Arnett
American journalist (Associated Press) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Sir Humphrey Burton
British television and radio presenter · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Burton
Norman Podhoretz
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Michael Whalen
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM) · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Roger Laboureur
Belgian sports journalist (RTBF) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
Robert J. Samuelson
American journalist (The Washington Post · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · Samuelson
Gerald Donaldson Canadian racing journalist dead at age 87
a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938, he wrote more than 20 books, including biographies, and some of his… · 14 December 2025 · December 2025
Dave Ward
American broadcast journalist (KTRK-TV) · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
Lesley Walker
British film editor (Mona Lisa · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
R. Bruce Dold
American journalist (Chicago Tribune) · 03 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 3 · Dold
Hugh Wallace (architect) Irish architect dead at age 68
an Irish architect and television presenter, died on December 1, 2025. Born in south Dublin in 1956 and raised as an only child, he co-founded the Dublin-based practice Douglas Wallace Architects with fellow student Alan Douglas in 1982. The firm… · 01 December 2025 · December 2025
Andreas Whittam Smith
British financial journalist · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29 · Andreas, · Smith
Valentina Basiul
Romanian journalist (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) · 26 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 26
Ione Borges
Brazilian television presenter (TV Gazeta) · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23
David Hanly
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland) · 20 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 20
Tōru Rokkawa
Japanese football journalist · 19 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 19 · Toru
David Pryce-Jones
British conservative commentator · 19 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 19
Toru Rokukawa
Japanese football journalist. · 17 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 17
Sören Sommelius
Swedish writer and journalist (Helsingborgs Dagblad) · 16 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 16 · Soren
Rachel Cooke
British journalist (The Observer) and writer · 14 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 14
Jim Avila
American television journalist · 12 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 12
Larry Brooks
American Hall of Fame sports journalist (New York Post) · 12 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 12
Susanna Gross
English journalist and bridge player · 11 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 11
David Gow
British journalist (The Guardian) · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Joost Prinsen
Dutch actor and television presenter (De Stratemakeropzeeshow · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Dutch
Richard Gott
British journalist (The Guardian) · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Bona Malwal
South Sudanese journalist (The Vigilant) and politician · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Renaud Revel
French journalist (Le Matin de Paris · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · French
Bob Trumpy
American football player (Cincinnati Bengals) and broadcaster (NBC · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Karel Oujezdský
Czech radio editor · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Czech
John Laws
Australian radio and television presenter (2UE · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Robert Docter Ending corporal punishment in LAUSD; Advocacy of school integration dead at age 97
an American educator and former member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, died on November 3, 2025, at age 97. He was a professor at California State University, Northridge, and served on the board during a tenure marked by… · 03 November 2025 · November 2025
Vidar Lønn-Arnesen
Norwegian radio and television presenter · 16 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 16
Susan Stamberg
American radio journalist (NPR) · 15 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 15
Pesi Fonua
Tongan journalist (Matangi Tonga) · 15 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 15
Abdul Ghafoor Abed
Afghan journalist · 15 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 15 · Abed