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Former Ohio congressman, newspaper chief Clarence Brown dies
Clarence “Bud” Brown Jr., a former congressman from Ohio and retired chairman of the now-defunct Brown Publishing Co., has died, according to a funeral home in his hometown. He was 94. more
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Richard G. Wakefield
Obituary: Richard G. Wakefield, 1942 - 2022
Richard G. Wakefield of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, died Jan. 17 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.  more
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George Meyer
Former AWNA president and publisher George Meyer has died
George Meyer of Calgary, AB, passed away on Dec. 31 at the age of 92 years. Meyer was an active member of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. more
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Dick Williams
Atlanta journalist Dick Williams dies at 77
Storied Atlanta journalist Dick Williams died Thursday from congestive heart failure. He was 77. more
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Robert Wick talks to attendees at an event at the San Pedro House in 2008. (Photo by Mark Levy / Herald/Review)
Robert Wick filled multiple roles, touched untold number of hearts
Bob Wick, co-owner of Wick Communications, died Jan. 13 after a fight with cancer and subsequent heart attack. Wick Communications is a three-generation multi-media company that has operations in 11 states. more
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Mike Cochran
‘One of a kind’: Former AP reporter Mike Cochran dies at 85
Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of Texas’ larger-than-life characters with his rich and detailed writing, has died. He was 85. more
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Don Crandall Becker
Former Free Press president was a champion for the city of Detroit
Don Crandall Becker, a former president of the Detroit (Michigan) Free Press who also served as chairman of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, has died. more
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Edwin Madison Taylor III
Former executive editor of Burlington Times-News died Jan. 6
Edwin Madison Taylor III, the former executive editor of the Burlington (North Carolina) Times-News, died Thursday, Jan. 6, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. more
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Minnesota activist, journalist Mel Reeves dies from COVID-19
Mel Reeves, a longtime Minneapolis civil rights activist and journalist for Minnesota’s oldest Black-owned newspaper, has died from complications due to COVID-19. more
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Victor Hanson II
Former Birmingham News publisher Victor Hanson II dies
Victor Hanson II, former publisher of The Birmingham (Alabama) News and the head of an editorial board that won the newspaper’s first Pulitzer Prize for editorials in 1991, died Friday, Jan. 7. more
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Rex Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, tosses the ball to his brother, Gary II, during the dedication and open house of Southeast Missouri State University's new Rust Center for Media on Oct. 7, 2016. (File photo / Southeast Missourian)
Rex Rust — finance expert, community leader, athlete — dies at age 52
Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. more
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Mike Sample, longtime Titusville Herald and Forest Press owner and publisher, dies at 55
For nearly 30 years, Mike Sample could be found fixing computers, giving layout suggestions, adjusting headlines and answering phone calls throughout The Herald office. more
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Only death could keep this investigative reporter from exposing secrets
Bill Morlin was a local shoe-leather reporter so well-sourced, he could get the details on any crime-related story in a matter of hours. more
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Black newspaper publisher Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, 78, dies
Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, the third-generation editor and publisher of a historic Black newspaper in North Carolina and a driving force behind the pardons of the Wilmington 10, has died. She was 78. more
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Beverly Russell, who ran design magazines with flair, dies at 87
Beverly Russell, a British American journalist and editor who led the design magazines Interiors and Architecture, advocating for women to seize their place in media and design, died on Dec. 11 at her home in Albuquerque. She was 87. more
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James Burgess, former State Journal publisher and WNA past president, dies at 85
James E. “Jim” Burgess, a longtime publisher for Lee Enterprises, past president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame, died … more
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Michael Keever
Michael Keever had great passion for newspapers, television and his family
Michael Keever, the long-time senior vice president and chief marketing officer of NTVB Media, died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 55. more
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Richard J. Cichelli
Richard J. Cichelli, former owner of SCS, dies at age 77
Richard J. Cichelli, 77, of Upper Nazareth Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 9, at home following a stroke. more
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Murray Cohen
Newspaper executive Murray Cohen dies at 92
Murray Cohen, 92, of Delphos and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 7. more
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Fred Hiatt
Fred Hiatt, Washington Post editorial page editor, dies at 66
Fred Hiatt, a onetime foreign correspondent who in 2000 became The Washington Post’s editorial page editor and greatly expanded the global reach of the newspaper’s opinion writers in the era of 9/11, the election of Barack Obama and the destabilizing presidency of Donald Trump, died Dec. 6 at a hospital in New York City. more
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