Obituaries

Manalo, 88

Former journalist and diplomat Armando D. Manalo died of a lingering illness last Oct. 28. He was 88.
Manalo wrote for the Manila Chronicle, the Philippines Free Press, and the Manila Standard. His columns and articles were on art, literature, and public affairs.

He was a philosophy graduate of the University of the Philippines.  Manalo became part of the foreign service in 1954 and retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1986. He was a political adviser of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

Terkel, 96

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oral historian Louis “Studs” Terkel died last Oct. 31. He was 96.
Terkel was a philosophy graduate from the University of Chicago and a law degree holder. But instead of practicing law, he chose civil service and later worked in radio. He was once a stage actor and a disc jockey.
Terkel was pivotal in shaping Chicago’s cultural landscape, being present in its airwaves for 45 years. He starred on the Studs Terkel Show syndicated from the WFMT radio station. His tapes of interviews numbered 9,000.

His 1973 autobiography is called “Talking to Myself”.

Terkel’s “The Good War” won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1985. His other books included “Division Street: America”, “Hard Times”, and “Working”. He told the stories of and celebrated the common people through his works.

De Caires, 70

Press freedom fighter and Guyanese journalist David de Caires passed away last Nov. 1. He suffered a heart attack in August from which he did not recover. He was 70.

De Caires was editor in chief and chair of the Board of Directors of Stabroek News. Stabroek News, an independent newspaper in Guyana, has been a model of free and fearless reporting in a country where the media were under heavy political control for many years. He founded the newspaper in 1986.

A lawyer turned-journalist, De Caires co-edited the New World Quarterly and later edited New World Fortnightly. He was also recognized internationally for his passion and work ethics.  In 1992, he received the Astor Award for outstanding contributions to press freedom and distinguished service to the Commonwealth newspaper industry.

Leonard, 69

John Leonard, literary and cultural critic, died from lung cancer complications last Nov. 5. He was 69.
Leonard began his career working for the National Review in the 1960s. He was editor of The New York Times Book Review in the 1970s. He also served as a contributor for and wrote a weekly column called “Private Lives” at the Times. Leonard was also a columnist for Newsday and contributing and literary editor for The Nation.

He worked for other media organizations, among them the New York Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, The New Republic, The Atlantic Monthly, The Village Voice, The Washington Post Book World, “CBS Sunday Morning”, and the National Public Radio program “Fresh Air”.

Leonard also wrote books including novels and compilations of reviews.
In 2006, peers at the National Books Critics Circle gave Leonard the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.

Horner, 63

Carol Horner, writer, editor, and director of a journalism institute, died last Oct. 24. She was 63.
Horner began as a reporter for the Bergen County Record in New Jersey. She wrote editorials for the Philadelphia Bulletin and then joined the Philadelphia Inquirer   as a staff writer in 1979. She became editor at the Wall Street Journal in 1994 after serving the Inquirer for 15 years.

She received her undergraduate degree in English from the College of William and Mary in 1967 and her master’s degree in journalism from American University in 1973.

In 2000, Horner worked as director of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland. She brought journalists to College Park for week-long training programs led by experts on complex issues such as public policy in the information age, the politics of race and gender, the business of sports, nuclear energy, etc.

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