Jean Walkinshaw, an American television producer, died on April 13, 2026, at age 99.
She produced content for The History Channel, KING-TV and KCTS. A graduate of Stanford University, she taught school for three years before starting her television career in 1963.
At KING-TV, she produced the weekly series “Face to Face,” hosted by Roberta Byrd Barr, which in 1968 was the only local program series in the United States to consistently report on attitudes of minority peoples. She moved to KCTS in 1970 and later produced documentaries for national and local audiences, including work in Russia, Ghana and Japan.
Jean Walkinshaw, 99, American television producer.