A name some people here might have bumped into.. (Dammit, 67 is way too close...)
Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:39:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Ken Barcus, 67, NPR's tough editor with a big heart From: Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
Ken Barcus, longtime Midwest bureau chief for NPR's National Desk and a revered mentor to public radio journalists, died Tuesday in Cleveland. He was 67. His death from complications resulting from throat cancer was confirmed by his family. Over an NPR career that spanned three decades, Ken made an indelible imprint: He brought in countless stories and trained dozens of reporters and editors across the Midwest, from Ohio to the Dakotas.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1124847649/remembering-npr-ken-barcus-editor-dies