Viewing: Biography & Profiles
January 23, 2020
Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS Anchor, Dies At 85
Lehrer chronicled such weighty events as John F. Kennedy's assassination and the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings. For years, he and lifelong friend Robert MacNeil co-anchored The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2019
Remembering Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher
Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city, died Dec. 13. He was 86.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2019
Funeral Services Saturday For Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher
Funeral services are set for Saturday for former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher at the northwestern Indiana city's Genesis Convention Center.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2019
Indianapolis Businessman, Civic Leader, Philanthropist, P.E. MacAllister Dies At 101
MacAllister built a successful machinery business, served and supported numerous arts and education organizations and played a prominent behind-the-scenes role in local politics.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2019
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies at 75
Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News.
Read MoreJuly 4, 2019
Filmmaker Ted Green On Eva Kor's Life, Message
Filmmaker Ted Green shares his thoughts on the life and legacy of Eva Mozes Kor. The Holocaust survivor turned global advocate for forgiveness and healing passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019. She was 85.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Remembering Former Sen. Birch Bayh, Champion Of Title IX
Former Sen. Birch Bayh, who served three terms as an Indiana Democrat, died Thursday at his home in Maryland.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Sen. Birch Bayh, Author Of Title IX Law, Dies At Age 91
The liberal Democrat had a back-slapping, humorous campaigning style that helped him win three narrow elections to the Senate starting in 1962, at a time when Republicans won Indiana in four of the five presidential elections.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2018
Betty Grissom, Widow Of Astronaut Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, Dies
Mark Grissom, 63, said that his mother had been in good health before her unexpected death Sunday at her Houston home.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2018
George Taliaferro, 1st Black Drafted By NFL Team, Dies At 91
Taliaferro was a star running back at Indiana University. In 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when the Chicago Bears selected him in the 13th round.
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