Obit

Ingles, 84

FILIPINO WRITER Raul Rafael Ingles died last December 5. He was 84.

Ingles was a Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication. For 20 years, Ingles taught journalism and mentored many of today’s journalists and media workers. (In Pursuit of Good Governance, NCPAG, UP Diliman)

Ingles wrote several essays and columns that tackled different issues. He was a columnist for The Manila Times from 1956 to 1972. His writings were also published in the Sunday Times Magazine, the Manila Chronicle, This Week Magazine, Evening News Saturday Magazine, Philippines Free Press, Panorama Magazine (Manila Bulletin), Mr and Ms Magazine, Taliba, Liwayway, Literary Apprentice, and Asiaweek.

Ingles was the author of books including “1908—The Way It Really Was: Historical Journal for the UP Centennial 1908-2008.” (Prof Raul Ingles, 84, Philippine Daily Inquirer)

He was the first awardee on literature at the Mauban (Quezon) Annual Festival in 2006. He also received a centennial trophy as distinguished poet of San Juan City in 2007.

Ingles was a founding member and secretary of International PEN (Philippine Chapter) and a member of the Philippine Writers’ Union, UP Writers’ Club, and the Ravens Literary Fraternity.

In a tribute to Ingles, Chelo Banal-Formoso of the Philippine Daily Inquirer said: “He was a gentleman of the first order. He moved without brashness in measured steps, like poetry.” (So long Prof Ingles, Philippine Daily Inquirer)

 

 

Hilliard, 76

AMERICAN JOURNALIST Carl Hilliard died of a heart attack last November 10. He was 76.

Hilliard was a reporter and political columnist for the Associated Press (AP) for 32 years. In 1964, he was assigned to AP’s Cheyenne, Wyoming bureau and covered politics and state government in Denver in 1967. (Former Colorado Associated Press writer Carl Hilliard dies, The Denver Post)

Hilliard was known for his weekly column “Capitol Close-up” which featured “the warts, the heroes and history of Colorado and its leaders.” He was also a member of the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame. (Former AP reporter Carl Hilliard dies at 76, The Denver Post)

In a statement on Hilliard’s death, former Denver Post Capitol bureau chief Fred Brown said: “Hilliard often came up with his own metaphors, including his description of one lawmaker who was totally lost on a piece of legislation resembling a duck looking at thunder. He had this homespun wit. He put things in context. He personalized the process. He left a hole that can’t be filled.” (Former AP reporter Carl Hilliard dies at 76, Contra Costa Times)

 

 

Kimball, 98

AMERICAN JOURNALIST Penn Kimball died last November 8. He was 98.

Kimball was with Time, The New Republic and The New York Times. He also worked for CBS-TV as an editor and writer for the cultural program “Omnibus.” (Penn Kimball, journalist and teacher, dies at 98, The Washington Post)

Kimball sued the US government for $10 million in the 1980s after discovering that he and his wife had been declared national security risks 30 years earlier. His story was told in his book “The File” which later became a BBC and Frontline documentary. (Journalist and Professor Penn Kimball Was Longtime Chilmark Resident, Vineyard Gazette)

In an interview with The Washington Post in 1983, Kimball said: “There’s nothing more precious to a man than his character and reputation. And what the United States government did is take that away from me.” (Penn Kimball, Journalist Who Sued U.S., Dies at 98, The New York Times)

Kimball’s books include “The File,” “’Keep Hope Alive!’: Super Tuesday and Jesse Jackson’s 1988 Campaign for the Presidency,” and “Downsizing the News: Network Cutbacks in the Nation’s Capital.” (Penn Kimball, Journalist Who Sued U.S., Dies at 98, The New York Times)

 

 

Cole, 85

BRITISH JOURNALIST John Morrison Cole died last November 7. He was 85.

Cole started his writing career at the Belfast Telegraph in 1945. In 1956, he became the labor correspondent and news editor of The Guardian. He later worked as deputy editor for The Observer in 1975. (The Voice of the BBC throughout the Thatcher era: Tributes to former political editor John Cole who has died aged 85, Daily Mail)

Cole also served as BBC’s chief reporter during the Margaret Thatcher era. In 1981, Cole worked as BBC’s political editor. He retired in 1992 but still continued to work on a freelance basis for several years. (Broadcaster John Cole dies aged 85, BBC News)

Cole wrote books and memoirs including “The Poor of the Earth,” “The Thatcher Years,” “As It Seemed To Me” and “A Clouded Peace.” (John Cole Obituary, The Guardian)

In 1991, Cole received the Royal Television Society’s Journalist of the Year award and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ Richard Dimbleby Award in 1993. (The Voice of the BBC throughout the Thatcher era: Tributes to former political editor John Cole who has died aged 85, Daily Mail)

In a statement on Cole’s death, BBC’s head of news James Harding said: “John was a loved and respected broadcaster, a journalist with his own unforgettable style and a commanding knowledge of his subject. He embodied the qualities of a truly great journalist: integrity, curiosity and character. He will, I know, be sorely missed and fondly remembered across the BBC.”

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major said: “John Cole was one of the finest political correspondents of my lifetime, and a real credit to his profession. When John spoke, everyone listened.”

 

 

Kaplan, 59

AMERICAN JOURNALIST and editor Peter Kaplan died of cancer last November 29. He was 59.

Kaplan was a reporter for The Times and a stringer for Time magazine. He also edited The New York Observer for 15 years. When he left The Observer, Kaplan worked for Conde Nast Traveler as editorial creative director. (Peter Kaplan, Editor of New York Observer, Dies at 59, The New York Times)

It was Kaplan who hired Candace Bushnell, a freelance writer, and suggested that she write a column on the hunt for love, money and power in New York. The column was called “Sex and the City” and was published in The Observer from 1994 to 1996. It later became the basis for the HBO series with the same title.

In a tribute to Kaplan’s death, The Observer’s publisher Jared Kushner said: “Peter’s skill as an editor came from two amazing qualities: his ability to inspire and train journalists and his unique view of the city. I recall Peter saying to me that the hardest part of his job was convincing a reporter that the story he or she was working on right that minute was the most important story in the world and that it would make or break the reporter’s career and change the course of history. He then said the even harder thing was doing the same again the next week.” (In Memoriam: Mentor. Partner. Friend. The New York Observer)