Remembering WNYC's 'Morning Edition' Host Richard Hake
Richard Hake, a longtime radio reporter and host for member station WNYC, died on Friday at the age of 51. He worked at WNYC for nearly 30 years.
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COVID-19 Victims: Idella Alban, Catherine Eisenmann and William Olenik
The Boston Globe published 16 pages of obituaries on Sunday. Among them were the obits for the coronavirus victims Idella Alban, 97, Catherine Eisenmann, 90, and William Olenik, 94.
Remembering Trailblazing Jazz Saxophonist Lee Konitz
Konitz, who died April 15, had one of the longest careers in jazz. He was an intuitive soloist, with a mercurial tone, a quick mind and lifelong commitment to improvisation.
Remembering Tony Award-Winning Character Actor Brian Dennehy
The burly actor, who died April 15, played the leading role in Death of a Salesman, in both the Broadway production as well as the 2000 TV movie. Dennehy spoke to David Bianculli in 1999.
Fred The Godson, New York Hip-Hop Fixture, Dead At 35 From COVID-19 Complications
The Bronx-based rapper made the XXL freshman class of 2011 on the strength of his 2010 mixtape, Armageddon. Fred had been hospitalized earlier this month with the coronavirus.
Victims of COVID-19: Civil Rights Photographer Theodore Gaffney
Theodore Gaffney, a photographer who risked his life while documenting the 1961 Freedom Riders, died earlier this month from the coronavirus.
'Sadly He Is Not With Us': Family Mourns A Dad Who Denied, Then Died From, COVID-19
"Many, like John, made statements early on not fully aware of the severity of COVID-19," Lisa McDaniel says of her late husband. It's now clear, she adds, that shutdown orders were necessary.
Miami Nurse Dies Of Coronavirus
Health care workers are risking their lives every day on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have died, including 63-year-old Miami nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan.
The Victims Of COVID-19: Leilani Jordan, 27
Giant grocery employee Leilani Jordan died April 1 of complications from COVID-19. She was 27.
Matthew Seligman, New Wave Bassist For The Soft Boys And David Bowie, Dies At 64
Seligman played on The Soft Boys' influential 1980 album Underwater Moonlight and in Bowie's backing band at Live Aid. He died Friday of complications from COVID-19.