Former Florida State University president and politician Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, widely regarded as one of Florida’s most prominent statesmen and a leader on issues from open government to higher education, died Monday afternoon. He was 85. Continue Reading
Obituaries
Veteran Sun Sentinel columnist Gary Stein dies at 72
As a newspaperman, whose career included 36 years at the Sun Sentinel, Gary Stein Continue Reading
Rita Carter Perry, Florida’s first founding female newspaper publisher
Rita Jean Eggleton Carter Perry, 80 was born on July 24, 1938, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. As a young child, her Continue Reading
Colleagues recall quiet, caring FLORIDA TODAY editor who valued community
Two stories about veteran journalist Ralph Bates tell me pretty much all I need to know about his character. Continue Reading
Former Naples Daily News editor Tom Hanson dies at age 53
Tom Hanson had a passion for sports, news, music and poker. Continue Reading
1928-2018: Times-Union Editor Fred Hartmann was consummate newspaperman
Fred Hartmann, who was editor of The Florida Times-Union for 18 years during a time of staff mergers, technological Continue Reading
Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame member John M “Jody” Delzell dies at 90
Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame member John M. “Jody” Delzell passed away on November 10, 2017 at the age of 90. Continue Reading
Former Gainesville Sun city editor Clif Cormier dies
Marine veteran and former Gainesville Sun reporter and city editor Clif Cormier died Saturday at age 98. Continue Reading
The reporter who almost averted the Bay of Pigs, David Kraslow, dies at 90
“I have written books. And magazine articles. And countless tens of thousands of words for newspapers datelined from Continue Reading
Waldo Proffitt, longtime Herald-Tribune editor, dies at 92
Waldo Proffitt – for many decades a Herald-Tribune editor, columnist, and gentle advocate for measured progress and Continue Reading