obituaries

Influential TV Programmer Fred Silverman Dies At 82

6:23pm January 30, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The television executive worked for CBS, ABC and NBC, programming shows like All in the Family, Roots, Charlie's Angels, The Jeffersons, Scooby-Doo and M*A*S*H. Silverman died Thursday at age 82.

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Veteran Journalist Honored With Black Heritage Stamp

7:28am January 30, 2020

Gwen Ifill, who died at the age of 61 after battling cancer, will be memorialized on a new U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp. She will be the 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series.

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Sports

College Baseball Coach Died In Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant

11:12pm January 29, 2020

by Adolfo Guzman Lopez

The helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter also killed three members of another family. The baseball coach at Orange Coast College died along with his wife and daughter.

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National

Remembering Terry DeCarlo, LGBT Leader In Orlando

7:26pm January 29, 2020

Terry DeCarlo, former head of Orlando's LGBT+ Center, died this week at age 57. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Florida House Rep. Carlos Smith about DeCarlo's impact after the Pulse nightclub shooting.

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Sports

The Complicated Legacy Of Kobe Bryant

6:00am January 28, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan and Washington Post sports columnist Kevin Blackistone about the legacy of NBA star Kobe Bryant.

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Remembering 'Kiwi Queen' Frieda Caplan, Who Expanded U.S. Supermarket Offerings

4:11pm January 27, 2020

Frieda Caplan, better known as the "Kiwi Queen," helped introduce hundreds of fruits and vegetables to American supermarkets. She died on Jan. 18 at the age of 96.

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Sports

The Sports World Is Coming To Terms With Kobe Bryant's Death

8:04am January 27, 2020

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been called one of the greatest players in the NBA. Bryant, one of his daughters, and several others died Sunday in a helicopter crash

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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, Kobe Bryant, Coronavirus Spreads

5:05am January 27, 2020

The Senate impeachment trial enters its second week. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash. And, public health officials are trying to figure out how the coronavirus is spreading.

Kobe Bryant goes in for a dunk against the New Jersey Nets during a game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 1, 2001.

Sports

Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant And Daughter Gianna Die In Helicopter Crash

10:09pm January 26, 2020

by James Doubek

The NBA star who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 seasons was killed Sunday in Southern California, along with seven others, including his 13-year-old daughter.

Valerie Samano, left, places flowers at a memorial near the Staples Center in Los Angeles, after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday.

Sports

Kobe Was 'More Than An Athlete': The Sports World Mourns A Basketball Legend

8:47pm January 26, 2020

by Emma Bowman

The retired Los Angeles Lakers star died at age 41 in a plane crash on Sunday. Former teammates, peers and other sports legends expressed their grief and shock on social media.