The New York Times – Music:
An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”
Author: Adam Bernstein
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Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92
Washington Post – Politics:
His books on Reagan “have never been transcended,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
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Newton Minow, FCC chairman who assailed ‘vast wasteland’ of TV, dies at 97
Washington Post – Politics:
He had towering impact on broadcasting by helping shape public television, satellite communications and presidential debates.
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Theodore Newman Jr., first Black chief judge on D.C. Court of Appeals, dies at 88
Washington Post – Politics:
Ebony magazine once listed Judge Newman among the 100 most influential African Americans.
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Marsha Hunt, movie star who confronted blacklist, dies at 104
Washington Post – Politics:
She saw her Hollywood career wither after protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee. She then spent decades as an impassioned voice on humanitarian matters.
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David Povich, prominent defense lawyer, dies at 87
Washington Post – Politics:
Against seemingly impossible odds, he won an acquittal for an assistant U.S. attorney seen on videotape taking bribe money from undercover agents.