Remembrances

CBS News Icon Morley Safer Dies At 84

6:08am May 20, 2016

CBS TV journalist Morley Safer died on Thursday after retiring earlier this month from the network. For a look back on Safer's career, Renee Montagne talks to 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager.

National

Longtime '60 Minutes' Correspondent Morley Safer Dies At 84

8:20pm May 19, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Longtime CBS News correspondent Morley Safer has died at age 84, just days after his official retirement from the flagship program, 60 Minutes.

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Emilio Navaira during the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Miami in 2003. The musician has died at the age of 53.

Music & Culture

Tejano Music Legend Emilio Navaira Dies At 53

8:51pm May 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Navaira — known to many as just "Emilio" — was a star in both English and Spanish, and in both the U.S. and Mexico. He was found unconscious at his house on Monday night, police say.

Nashville Singer-Songwriter Guy Clark Dies At 74

5:59pm May 17, 2016

by Melissa Block

Guy Clark, one of Nashville's most renowned singer-songwriters, has died at the age of 74. This profile of Clark originally aired on July 23, 2013, on All Things Considered.

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Tejano Music King Emilio Navaira Dies At 53

4:29pm May 17, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

The king of Tejano music has died. Emilio Navaira passed away suddenly Monday night at the age of 53. Along with Selena, Navaira was credited with making Tejano music mainstream in the 1990s.

Bassist Jane Little performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for more than 71 years — a world record.

Music & Culture

Jane Little, Atlanta's Dainty Double-Bass Player For 71 Years, Dies Onstage

1:18pm May 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

The bassist joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1945, when she was just 16 years old. She died over the weekend while performing.

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'Geek Love' Author Katherine Dunn Dies At 70

4:24pm May 16, 2016

Author Katherine Dunn, who wrote the cult comic novel, Geek Love, has died at age 70. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Dunn's son, Eli Dapolonia, about his mother's life and work.

Sir Harold W. Kroto, a winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, gave a lecture on nanoarchitecture in May 2007, in Brussels. "Find something to do where only your best effort will satisfy you," he advised students.

Listen: Sir Harry Kroto Was More Than A Nobel Prize Winner

5:17am May 15, 2016

by Joe Palca

He shared chemistry's top prize in 1996 for finding buckyballs, and had Lou Gehrig's disease when he died. Making art was his first love. "Remember your humanity," he said, "and forget the rest."

Books
Arts

Remembering Michael S. Harper, A Poet With An Ear For Jazz

2:13pm May 13, 2016

Harper, who died Saturday, was known for his jazz-influenced poems. His first volume of poetry, Dear John, Dear Coltrane, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1978. Originally broadcast in 2000.

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Peggy Girshman diving in Hawaii in the summer of 2015.

Peggy Girshman Gets The Last Word On Health Journalism

4:45pm May 10, 2016

Veteran NPR editor Peggy Girshman, who died in March, wrote her own eulogy, which included personal health advice and tips for better journalism. The eulogy was read at a memorial service Saturday.