Remembrances

Ed Walker hosted WAMU 88.5's Big Broadcast, a popular show featuring rebroadcasts of vintage radio dramas, for more than two decades. The 83-year-old died Monday shortly after his final broadcast.

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Remembering A Lifelong Radio Man And His 'Big Broadcast'

5:42pm October 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Ed Walker died Monday after signing off his long-running show, The Big Broadcast, for the last time. The show, heard out of NPR member station WAMU, reprised programs from the golden age of radio.

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Minnesota Timberwolves announced Sunday its two-time coach Flip Saunders died. Shown here during the second half of a game against the Golden State Warriors in April.

Longtime NBA Coach Flip Saunders Dies At Age 60

5:39pm October 25, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Saunders, who over his nearly two decades as a head coach hauled in more than 650 career victories, is best known as the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise.

Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara, seen in 1947 and known as the "Queen of Technicolor," died Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was 95.

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

3:48pm October 24, 2015

by Jacki Lyden

The Irish-American actress, known for her cascading red hair and sea-green eyes and who often starred opposite John Wayne, passed away at her home in Boise, Idaho, Saturday.

Remembering Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor

6:38pm October 17, 2015

Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor died this week. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the former ambassador to Iran's heroic role during the 1979 hostage crisis.

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After Decades On Stage, Arthur Miller's Works Defy The Final Curtain

10:48am October 17, 2015

by Tom Vitale

The great American playwright was born a century ago Saturday. An activist as much as he was a writer, Miller challenged social ills in playscripts — and set a new standard for the citizen-artist.

Canadian Envoy Ken Taylor, Who Hid Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis, Dies

4:23pm October 16, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Joseph and Kathleen Stafford, two of the Americans former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor sheltered during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

Canadian Envoy Who Hid Americans During Iran Hostage Crisis Dies

5:07am October 16, 2015

Ken Taylor — Canada's ambassador to Iran in 1979 — sheltered a group of Americans in his home in Tehran for three months before helping them escape to safety. He died on Thursday at the age of 81.

Chef Paul Prudhomme Will Live On Through His Restaurants, Spices And Books

7:57am October 09, 2015

by Eve Troeh

Chef Paul Prudhomme has died at the age of 75. He revolutionized Cajun and Creole cuisine and popularized it throughout the world, creating a craze for "blackened" everything.

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New Orleans Chef Paul Prudhomme prepares barbecue shrimp at the annual White House Congressional Picnic in 2007.

Remembering Paul Prudhomme, The Louisiana Chef Who 'Made Magic'

6:21am October 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

The New Orleans chef changed the way the world saw Louisiana cooking. He has died at the age of 75.

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Chef Paul Prudhomme posed in the kitchen of a convention center in Jerusalem in 1996. He and 12 other chefs prepared a 12-course kosher feast as part of Jerusalem 3,000 celebrations.

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Louisiana Chef Paul Prudhomme, Who Popularized Cajun And Creole Food, Dies

4:41pm October 08, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The internationally renowned chef sparked a cooking craze and inspired other New Orleans restaurateurs. He was 75.