Remembrances

'Whoa, Nelly!' Keith Jackson, Voice Of College Football, Dies At 89

3:43am January 15, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Until he retired for good in 2006, Keith Jackson's baritone voice could be heard most Saturdays when called college football games. 'Whoa Nellie' was one of his signature phrases.

Former Democratic Sen. John Tunney greets supporters at a 1976 Jimmy Carter campaign stop in Pomona, Calif. Tunney died Friday, at age 83.

Former U.S. Sen. John Tunney, Inspiration For Redford's 'The Candidate,' Dies At 83

11:16pm January 13, 2018

by Miles Parks

The senator was once viewed as the future of the Democratic Party. But his political career was cut short by a conservative tide, and his own missteps that distanced him from liberals.

Sports Announcer Keith Jackson Dies At 89

5:14pm January 13, 2018

Sports announcer Keith Jackson, most famous for calling college football games, has died at the age of 89.

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Arts

Legendary Voice Actor Alan Bleviss Dies At 76

5:12pm January 09, 2018

Voice artist Alan Bleviss read movie trailers, political ads and product commercials. He was one of the top-notch performers in his field. Bleviss died on Dec. 30, 2017 at age 76.

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Recy Taylor died at 97 in Abbeville, Ala., on Dec. 28, just three days before her 98th birthday.

National

How Recy Taylor Spoke Out Against Her Rape, Decades Before #MeToo

11:54am January 09, 2018

by Wynne Davis

At the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey spoke of her gratitude to women whose names we'll never know. Then she said the name Recy Taylor, who died in December.

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Anna Mae Hays Who Broke U.S. Military Barriers Dies At 97

6:26am January 09, 2018

The rank of brigadier general was given to Hays in 1970 by Gen. William Westmoreland — making her the first female general in the U.S. armed forces. She joined the Army as a nurse during WW II.

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On the moon in 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut John Young jumps off of the lunar surface to salute the U.S. flag.

National

Astronaut John Young, Who Flew In Space 6 Times, Dies At 87

10:26pm January 06, 2018

by Russell Lewis

One of NASA's most accomplished astronauts died Friday. He flew in space six times, including a moon landing, and later headed the office that chose crews for space shuttle missions.

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Music & Culture

Remembering Roswell Rudd, A Jazz Musician With An Ebullient Sound

3:59pm January 05, 2018

The trombonist, who died on Dec. 21, spoke to Terry Gross in 2002 about the first time he played the horn as a kid: "This phenomenon came out, and I said, 'Damn, that's me! '"

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Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne laughs at a comment by New Jersey Speaker of the House Sheila Oliver during an event to unveil a statue of Byrne at the Essex County Courthouse, Thursday, in Oct. 2013, in Newark, N.J.

Former New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne Dies At 93

12:23pm January 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Byrne served as governor from 1973-1982 and is best known for approving casino gambling and pushing through the state's first income tax — a move that nearly cost him reelection.

Books

Fred Bass, Owner Of Landmark NYC Bookstore, Dies At 89

4:59am January 04, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Fred Bass took over The Strand bookstore in New York City from his father and spent most of his long life working in the store which he built into a literary landmark. He died Wednesday at age 89.