Obit

McLaughlin, 76

AMERICAN JOURNALIST Bill McLaughlin died last March 7. He was 76.

McLaughlin’s career spanned 27 years. He worked as reporter for CBS News in 1966 and headed bureaus in Germany and Lebanon in the 1960s and 70s respectively. He covered the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese offensive, the Hue and Kontum City battles, the conflict between India and Pakistan in 1971, and the Arab-Israeli War in 1973. He worked for CBS News for 25 years and for NBC for two years. (Bill McLaughlin, veteran CBS News reporter, NY Daily News)

McLaughlin reported for “CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite,” “CBS Radio News,” and “CBS Reports” documentaries. (Bill McLaughlin, a former CBS News Correspondent, dies at 76, CBS News)

His report, “The Palestinians,” won the Overseas Press Club’s award for Best TV Documentary on World Affairs in 1974.

McLaughlin is survived by his wife, son, granddaughter, and stepson.

Singleton, 77

AMERICAN JOURNALIST Donald Edward Singleton died last March 2. He was 77.

Singleton worked as reporter and re-write man for the New York Daily News. He covered the 1971 Attica prison riots and the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland terrorist bombing. He also did a profile of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. (Don Singleton, 77, Dies: Daily News Reporter Examined Corruption, The New York Times)

The New York Daily News said: “Kind to reporters who fed him notes and cool under pressure, Singleton set the standard for rewrite and facial hair, thanks to his mutton-chop sideburns.” (Don Singleton, Daily News veteran, dies at 77, New York Daily News)

Corky Siemaszko, current rewrite man of Daily News, said of Singleton: “He was like lightning on deadline.” (Singleton, Don, Hudson Reporter)

His daughter, Jill Singleton, said: “He lived his own life according to his rules.”

Singleton was survived by his two daughters, son, four grandchildren, and brother.