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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.
Louis Oliver Gropp Dies at 88; Led Shelter Magazines Through Turmoil
He turned House & Garden into an upscale chronicle of the good life in the 1980s, and broadened the focus of House Beautiful in the...
Richard Ekstract, Magazine Publisher With Link to Warhol, Dies at 92
He was promoting a new trade journal, Tape Recording, when he lent a video recorder to Andy Warhol, who used it to make a classic...
Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80
She was making her name in New York journalism in the footsteps of her famous father and becoming an outspoken feminist when she met an...
Mary Turner Pattiz, Rock D.J. During FM’s Heyday, Dies at 76
She was known as “the Burner” for her seductive delivery, but off the air she was anything but a wild rock ’n’ roller. She later...
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter Dies at 99; Built an Empire of Tulle and Satin
With her husband, Jack, she expanded I. Kleinfeld & Son into a bridal superstore that became a New York City institution.
William Greenberg Jr., Baker Who Sweetened Manhattan, Dies at 97
He used poker winnings to open a modest bakery in 1946 that grew into an artisanal dessert empire, tempting New Yorkers of all ages.
Maurice Kanbar, Who Defuzzed Sweaters and Defanged Vodka, Dies at 93
He was a busy inventor, entrepreneur and investor (movie theaters, real estate, a “super food” and more) whose Skyy Vodka was, he claimed, hangover-free.
Marilyn Loden, Who Championed a Feminist Metaphor, Dies at 76
She was asked to speak at a conference in 1978 about barriers faced by women in the workplace. She noted a barrier she called “the...
Chris Madden, Lifestyle Author and Personality, Dies at 73
An early HGTV host, she lent her name to furniture and housewares lines. In the late 1990s, her book on women’s private sanctuaries touched a...