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…
Famous Dead Journalists: Recent Journalist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead journalists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Denise Oliver-Velez dead at age 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…
Cees Geel dead 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…
Neliana Tersigni dead 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 dead at age 125, British television personality, and journalist
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,…
Alcides Bernal dead at age 60, Lawyer, Radio Broadcaster, Politician
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…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
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…
Mary Otis Stevens dead at age 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…
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 dead 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 dead at age 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC
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 dead 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…
Ahmet Telli dead 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
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…
Karol Stopa dead 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,…
Jack Latvala dead 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 dead 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…
Tony Rayns dead 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 dead 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 dead 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 dead 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
Trevor Fishlock dead at age 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 dead 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 dead 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 dead 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 dead at age 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 dead 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…
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 dead at age 65
Andreas Koller died on June 26, 2026. Tags Journalists, 26 June 2026, Andreas, Austria, Koller, June 2026, June 26
Rosetta Miller-Perry dead at age 91
Rosetta Miller-Perry, an American journalist and founder of the Tennessee Tribune, died on June 26, 2026. She was 91. Miller-Perry was an African-American journalist born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on July…
Giulio Castelli dead at age 88
Giulio Castelli died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. He was an Italian journalist and writer, born in Rome on February 13, 1938. His work as an…
David Hencke dead at age 79
David Hencke, the British investigative journalist and writer who worked for The Guardian, died on June 26, 2026. A long-serving figure in political reporting, he began as a student journalist…
Daniel Oliver dead at age 87
Daniel Oliver died on June 26, 2026. He was an American executive editor. Other biographical details were not immediately available. Tags Journalists, 26 June 2026, America, Daniel, Oliver, Pisces, June…
Ernestina Pais dead at age 54
Ernestina Pais died on June 26, 2026, in San Isidro. She was 54. Pais was an Argentine journalist and television presenter, and also worked as a businessperson. Born in Buenos…
B. J. Sams dead at age 91
B. J. Sams, an American news anchor and television journalist, died on June 25, 2026, at age 91. Born Billy Jack Sams on March 19, 1935, he spent more than…
Om Malik dead at age 59
Om Malik, an Indian-American writer and founder of the technology news site Gigaom, died on June 24, 2026. He was 59. Born Om Prakash Malik in New Delhi on September…
Yorgelis Delgado dead at age 43
Yorgelis Delgado, a Venezuelan actress, presenter and model, died on June 24, 2026, after injuries sustained during an earthquake. Born in Caracas on December 15, 1982, she began her career…
Janusz Daszczyński dead at age 73
Janusz Daszczyński died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a Polish journalist. Born in Gdynia on September 13, 1952, he studied at the Gdańsk University…
François Taillandier dead at age 71
François Taillandier, the French writer and journalist, died on June 23, 2026, in Paris at the age of 71. Born in Clermont-Ferrand on June 20, 1955, he built a career…
Bachisio Bandinu dead at age 87
Bachisio Bandinu died on June 23, 2026. He was an Italian teacher, journalist, writer and italianist, known for his work in literature and cultural commentary. Born in Bitti on February…
Bára Tlučhořová dead at age 37
Bára Tlučhořová died on June 22, 2026. Tags Journalists, 22 June 2026, Czechia, Bára, June 2026, June 22, Tlučhořová
Martha Zoller dead at age 66
Martha Zoller, an American political commentator and radio host, died on June 22, 2026. She was 66. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on August 23, 1959, Zoller was also known as…
Barbora Tlučhořová dead at age 37
Barbora Tlučhořová died on June 22, 2026. She was a radio presenter. Tags Journalists, 22 June 2026, Barbora, Virgo, June 2026, June 22, Tlučhořová
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Slavenka Drakulić dead at age 76, Journalist, novelist
Slavenka Drakulić, the Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist whose writing explored feminism, communism and post-communist life, died on June 20, 2026, at 76. Born in Rijeka on July 4, 1949,…
Roberto García dead at age 81
Roberto García died on June 20, 2026, at age 81. He was an Argentine journalist. García, also known as Roberto Ángel García, was identified in biographical records as a journalist…
Geneviève Aubry dead at age 98
Geneviève Aubry, a Swiss politician and opinion journalist, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 4, 1928, she served as a…
Mark Singer dead at age 75
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Claude Guillemot dead at age 69
Claude Guillemot, the French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft, died on June 19, 2026, in a plane crash. He was 69. Born in Carentoir, France, on October 30, 1956, he grew…
Elizabeth Arnold dead at age 66
Elizabeth Arnold, an American journalist who was NPR’s national political correspondent and later a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, died June 18, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer.…
Daniel Castellano dead at age 53, Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher
Daniel Castellano, a Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher, died on June 18, 2026. Born in Caracas on November 20, 1972, and also known as Daniel Alirio Castellano Amarista, he studied…
Al Mujahidi dead at age 86
Al Mujahidi, a Bangladeshi poet, died on June 18, 2026. Born on January 1, 1943, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh for his…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
Adolfo Battaglia dead at age 96
Adolfo Battaglia, an Italian politician and journalist who served as minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Viterbo on…
Tony Brown dead at age 93
Tony Brown, the American journalist best known for the syndicated television program Tony Brown's Journal, died on June 17, 2026. He was 93. Born William Anthony Brown on April 11,…
Hans Marwitz dead at age 85
Hans Marwitz died on June 17, 2026. Tags Journalists, 17 June 2026, Chile, Hans, Marwitz, Pisces, Santiago, June 17, June 2026
Manuel Benza Pflücker dead at age 82
Manuel Benza Pflücker, a Peruvian politician and sociologist, died on June 17, 2026. He was 82. Born in Lima on April 16, 1944, Benza was a member of the Revolutionary…
Philippe Labarde dead at age 86
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Juliet Gardiner dead at age 83
Juliet Gardiner, a British historian and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. She was a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through the…
Raimundo Carrero dead at age 78
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Roy Hattersley dead at age 93
Roy Hattersley, the British politician, author and journalist who served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1997 and sat in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017, died…
Behrouz Razavi dead at age 78, Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor
Behrouz Razavi died on June 14, 2026. He was an Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor. Razavi was known for his work in Iranian media and performance.…
François Gall dead at age 103
François Gall, the French film director and author behind the long-running television series "Amazing Train Journeys," died on June 13, 2026. He was 103. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on November 9,…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Roger Cook dead at age 83
Roger Cook, the New Zealand-born British investigative journalist and television broadcaster known for The Cook Report, died on June 13, 2026, aged 83. Born on April 6, 1943, he was…
María Granata dead at age 102, Argentine author, poet, and politician
María Granata, the Argentine author, poet and politician, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Buenos Aires on September 3, 1923, she began writing as…
David Gamble dead at age 70
David Gamble, a British film editor whose work included Shakespeare in Love, Veronica Guerin and Shopgirl, died on June 12, 2026. He was 70. Born on June 24, 1955, in…
Gene Shalit dead at age 100
Gene Shalit, the American journalist, film and book critic, and television personality who became a familiar presence on NBC’s “Today,” died on June 12, 2026, at age 100. Born in…
Jane Yolen dead at age 87, Writer, poet
Jane Yolen, an American author and editor best known for The Devil’s Arithmetic, died on June 11, 2026, at age 87. Born Jane Hyatt Yolen in New York City on…
Shirley Lord dead at age 93
Shirley Lord, an English-born American journalist and former beauty editor and director of Vogue, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Shirley Florence Stringer in London…
David Cayley dead at age 80
David Cayley died on June 10, 2026. Tags Journalists, Writers, 10 June 2026, Canada, Cancer, Cayley, David, June 10, June 2026
John Sanders dead at age 83
John Sanders, an American sports broadcaster who spent more than 25 years calling Major League Baseball games, died June 10, 2026, at age 83. A Kansas native, Sanders worked at…
Bruno Turner dead at age 95
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…
Patrizia Caselli dead at age 66
Patrizia Caselli, an Italian actress known for City Limits, died on June 9, 2026, at age 66. Born in Udine on May 13, 1960, she began her career in the…
Alain Schifres dead at age 87
Alain Schifres, a French journalist who worked for Réalités and Le Nouvel Observateur, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Montmorency on February 14, 1939,…
Jürgen Kesting dead at age 85
Jürgen Kesting, the German journalist, music critic and author, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Duisburg on January 1, 1940, he studied German and…
Karel Tejkal dead at age 88
Karel Tejkal died on June 7, 2026. He was a Czech radio journalist and publicist. His death was announced on that date. Tags Journalists, 07 June 2026, Czechia, Karel, Tejkal,…
Richard Scolyer dead at age 59
Richard Scolyer, an Australian pathologist and melanoma researcher, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born in Launceston in 1966, he became a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology…
Stacey King dead at age 59
Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls center who later became a television announcer, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born Ronald Stacey King in Lawton, Oklahoma, on January…
Arvi Lind dead at age 85
Arvi Lind, the Finnish television news presenter best known for his long career with Yle TV1, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Arvi Kullervo Lind…
Alan Riding dead at age 82, Journalist, author
Alan Riding, a British journalist and author who spent much of his career with The New York Times, died on June 6, 2026. He was 82. Born in Rio de…
Hans Chrunak dead at age 76
Hans Chrunak, the Swedish swimming coach who led the national swim team for nearly a decade, died on June 6, 2026, after battling cancer. He was 76. Born in 1950…
Manoa Rasigatale dead at age 78
Manoa Rasigatale, a Fijian politician and historian, died on June 5, 2026, at age 78. Born on July 11, 1947, he also worked as a journalist, musician and television personality.…
Yoshihisa Uchida dead at age 101
Yoshihisa Uchida died on June 5, 2026. He was a Japanese politician and journalist. Born on January 5, 1925, Uchida studied at Meiji University. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 05 June 2026,…
Norman Balon dead at age 89
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
Jane Idleman Smith dead at age 88
Jane Idleman Smith, an American scholar of Islam and former Harvard University professor, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, she devoted her career…
Jim Wooten dead at age 88
Jim Wooten, an American journalist who worked for ABC News and wrote books, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in the United States, he joined ABC News…
Ned Jarrett dead at age 93
Ned Jarrett, the American racing driver who won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, died on June 4, 2026, at age 93. Born on October 12, 1932, in Conover, North Carolina,…
Marita Monteleone dead at age 68
Marita Monteleone died on June 3, 2026. She was an Argentine announcer and singer, known for her work in broadcasting and music. Born in Buenos Aires on September 12, 1957,…
Eugène Attigan dead at age 55
Eugène Attigan, a Togolese journalist and television presenter with Togolese Television, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 55. Born in Lomé on December 20, 1970, he worked…