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Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93

With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.

By Elizabeth Jensen

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Katherine Maher Named C.E.O. of NPR

Ms. Maher was previously chief executive of the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

By Benjamin Mullin

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Maria Emilia Martin, Creator of Public Radio’s ‘Latino USA,’ Dies at 72

As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.

By Penelope Green

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Sandra Elkin, Creator of a Pioneering Feminist Talk Show, Dies at 85

“Woman,” which she hosted, brought frank talk about issues like birth control, pay inequality and homosexuality into millions of homes in the 1970s.

By Clay Risen