René Backmann
French journalist and humanitarian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Famous Dead Journalists: Recent Journalist Deaths and Obituaries
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Nigel Ogden
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains)
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Marco Bülow
German journalist and politician
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael H. Prosser American academic dead at age 89
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia,
died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from…
Suzannah Lessard Writer dead at age 81
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer,
died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of…
Maggie Van Ostrand
American writer and columnist
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Dan McQuade Journalist dead at age 43
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer,
died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on…
Ditte Giese
Danish journalist (Politiken)
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Chandrasena Thalangama
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Rafael Pineda
Cuban American journalist and television anchorman
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Rafael Pineda Cuban-American journalist and television news reporter dead at age 88
Rafael Pineda, a Cuban-American television journalist and news reporter,
died on January 25, 2026. Born Julio Rafael Pineda in Baracoa, Cuba, on December 20, 1937, he immigrated to the United…
Miguel Ángel Moncholi
Spanish journalist
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Mark Tully
British journalist and writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Chris Baur Scottish broadcast journalist dead at age 83
Chris Baur, a Scottish broadcast journalist,
died on January 23, 2026. He was born Christopher Frank Baur on 28 May 1942 in Oxted, Surrey, and was raised in Scotland from…
John L. Allen Jr.
American journalist
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jean Chollet
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis)
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Walter Martínez journalist dead at age 84
Walter Martínez, a Venezuelan journalist with Venezolana de Televisión,
died on January 22, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez in Montevideo, Uruguay, he had a…
Jim Vargas
American newscaster (ABC 7
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Fernando Reinlein
Spanish journalist
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Manuel Fernández Areal
Spanish academic and journalist
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Thierry Cazeneuve
French journalist
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Guillermo Salatino
Argentine sports journalist
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Vitalie Zagaievschi
Moldovan writer and journalist
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Zara Aramyan
Armenian actress and journalist
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin
Australian journalist and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Patrick Skene Catling
British journalist
Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Alfonso Castellanos
Colombian radio broadcaster and journalist
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Doug McConnell
American television journalist
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Brian Wilshire
Australian radio broadcaster
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Yvan Aumont
French engineer and journalist (Lys rouge)
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip,
died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Iqbal Athas
Sri Lankan journalist
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Alberto Benzoni
Italian journalist and politician
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Franz Herre
German journalist and biographer
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Ulf Granberg
Swedish comics creator and editor (The Phantom)
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kjersti Scheen
Norwegian journalist and writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Andrés Caniulef
Chilean journalist
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Joan Costa Armengol
Spanish journalist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Conrado Corsalette
Brazilian journalist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian Journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Raffaella Bragazzi
Italian television presenter and radio personality
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
James Bernard
American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Michael Reagan
American political commentator
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Jenny Collins
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside)
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Giorgos Papadakis
Greek journalist and television presenter
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Gerry Gable
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight)
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Bohdan Chufus
Ukranian journalist
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Jamil Azar
Jordanian journalist and broadcaster
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
Jerry Bledsoe, 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…
Tatiana Schlossberg
American journalist (The New York Times)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Mate Meštrović Journalist, academic, lobbyist, politician, ambassador dead at age 95
Mate Meštrović, 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…
Abu Walid al-Masri
Egyptian journalist and advisor to Al-Qaeda
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Claude Cantini
Swiss historian and journalist
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher Writer, journalist, biographer dead at age 75
Michael J. Schumacher, 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…
Bill Hagerty
British journalist
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Jonathan Powell British pianist and musicologist dead at age 56
Jonathan Powell, 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…
Richard Pollak American journalist dead at age 91
Richard Pollak, an American journalist,
died on December 27, 2025. Richard Pollak (died December 27, 2025) was an American journalist. He was the founding editor of More magazine. Tags Journalists,…
Andrew Arbuckle Scottish journalist and politician, MSP dead at age 81
Andrew Arbuckle, 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…
Duncan McKenzie-McHarg
Australian sports journalist
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Radko Kubičko
Czech commentator and editor (ČRo 6
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer
Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Susana Rossberg
Brazilian-born Belgian film editor (Home Sweet Home
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh)
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Constança Cunha e Sá
Portuguese journalist and a political commentator
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Peter Arnett
American journalist (Associated Press)
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Sir Humphrey Burton
British television and radio presenter
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Norman Podhoretz
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary)
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Michael Whalen
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM)
Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Roger Laboureur
Belgian sports journalist (RTBF)
Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Robert J. Samuelson
American journalist (The Washington Post
Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Prafulla Govinda Baruah
Indian journalist
Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Gerald Donaldson Canadian racing journalist dead at age 87
Gerald Donaldson, 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,…
Dave Ward
American broadcast journalist (KTRK-TV)
Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
Guy Pessiot
French journalist and politician
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Lesley Walker
British film editor (Mona Lisa
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Clara Pinto-Correia
Portuguese novelist and journalist
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Wolfgang Baake
German journalist
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
John Noble Wilford
American journalist and author
Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Dave Monk
British broadcaster
Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Patrik Hezucký
Czech radio presenter
Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Alfonso Ussía
Spanish writer and journalist
Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Patrick Galan
French journalist
Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
R. Bruce Dold
American journalist (Chicago Tribune)
Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Trygve Moe
Norwegian journalist
Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Hugh Wallace Irish architect dead at age 68
Hugh Wallace, 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…
Brian Hayes
Australian-born British broadcaster
Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Andreas Whittam Smith
British financial journalist
Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Valentina Basiul
Romanian journalist (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Died on Thursday November 27th 2025
Natalia Pimenta
Brazilian journalist
Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
Ione Borges
Brazilian television presenter (TV Gazeta)
Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Wang Huo
Chinese novelist and journalist
Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Jonas Hallberg
Swedish journalist
Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Domenico Morace
Italian journalist
Died on Friday November 21st 2025
David Hanly
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland)
Died on Friday November 21st 2025