Obits
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Les Grobstein, Legendary Chicago Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 69
“The Grobber” was a longtime employee of radio station 670 The Score
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Jordan Cashmyer, ’16 and Pregnant’ Star, Dies at 26
Cashmyer and her boyfriend were featured on the MTV reality show in 2014
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Michael Jackson, Celebrated Los Angeles Talk Radio Personality, Dies at 87
The Radio Hall of Fame inductee’s career spanned more than three decades
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Ralph Emery, Country Music Radio Host, Dies at 88
The County Music Hall of Fame inductee hosted shows in Nashville for decades
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Clint Arlis, ‘Bachelorette’ Season 11 Contestant, Dies at 34
Stars of the competition series Kaitlyn Bristowe and Nick Viall express their condolences
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Robert Allan Ackerman, Director of ‘The Reagans’ and ‘Life With Judy Garland,’ Dies at 77
Film, theater and TV director was a five-time Emmy nominee
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Ronnie Spector, Ronettes Founder and ‘Be My Baby’ Singer, Dies at 78
Rock and pop icon emerged in the ’60s with string of hits produced by her one-time husband Phil Spector
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Robert Durst, Real Estate Heir Convicted of Murder, Dies at 78
Subject of the documentary series “The Jinx” was serving a life sentence in a California prison
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Bob Saget, ‘Full House’ Star and Comedian, Dies at 65
Saget was on a nationwide stand-up tour and died in Florida
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Dick Carson, TV Director and Johnny Carson’s Younger Brother, Dies at 92
The 12-time Daytime Emmy-nominee won five awards for directing “Wheel of Fortune” and “The Merv Griffin Show”
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Dwayne Hickman, ‘Many Loves of Dobie Gillis’ Star, Dies at 87
The actor died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease
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Shane O’Connor, Son of Sinéad O’Connor, Dies at 17 After Going Missing
The musician reported that her son died two days after he disappeared in Dublin
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Sidney Poitier Appreciation: Trailblazer, Icon, But Above All, Artist
Poitier paved the way for generations to follow after becoming something no one else had ever been before: a Black Hollywood movie star
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Michael Wilmington, Longtime Chicago Tribune Film Critic, Dies at 75
Wilmington spent 15 years at the newspaper beginning in 1993
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Sidney Poitier, Pioneering Oscar-Winning Actor and Director, Dies at 94
The star became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award