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2010-20112010-2011

Mike CherryMike Cherry Florida Today Sports writer Covered high school

sports Co-hosted "Today in

Brevard Sports" for TV and online

Also covered athletics at Marshall University (his alma mater) and West Virginia University for the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail 

Died June 7, 2010 

Dick EvansDick Evans The Miami Herald Sports Writer (bowling) Worked at The Herald since

1945; “go-for” chores at 14 included running greyhound results and writing tight headlines

Was the first daily newspaper reporter inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association's Hall of Fame.

In “retirement,” Evans won a national award for bowling coverage at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, for which he wrote until his death

Died July 4, 2010

Claire MitchelClaire Mitchel The Miami Herald Columnist, who wrote “The

Third Third,” a fixture for those 60 and older for almost a quarter of a century

Began as a writer with The Washington Post, which led to a brush with history when she met Eleanor Roosevelt

Died Jan. 5, 2011

Bea MossBea Moss The Miami Herald Community Columnist,

among other roles Was Managing Editor of

Coral Gables Times/Guide, from 1975-1977

Worked for The Guide and The Herald since 1964

Shared in the Herald's 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Hurricane Andrew coverage

A mention in her column meant a person or organization “had arrived.”

Retired, again, in 2007 Died July 5, 2010 

Roberto SuárezRoberto Suárez The Miami Herald / El

Nuevo Herald President, Publisher, General

Manager Began as a Herald mailroom

clerk in 1961 after fleeing Cuba with $5 in his pocket

General Manager for The Charlotte Observer, 1970s, before returning to Miami

Launched El Nuevo Herald in 1987

Was awarded 1989’s John S. Knight Gold Medal, Knight Ridder’s highest professional honor

Retired 1995 Died July 7, 2010 

Clarke AshClarke Ash The Palm Beach Post Former editorial page editor Held same position for sister

paper, The Miami News, which won three Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis; and two for editorial cartoons by Don Wright, later at the Post

A World War II veteran, he piloted eight missions over Europe

Earned the Air Medal for exceptional duty in combat

Began as reporter at the Dayton Daily News

Died Jan. 29, 2011 

Sam DiazSam Diaz The Ledger Circulation director for 25

years Began his newspaper career in

1969 as a circulation manager for the St. Petersburg Times

Briefly worked as circulation director at the Houma Daily Courier in Louisiana

Retired editor Skip Perez applauded his achievements in record-level distribution

Died Jan. 28, 2011 

Margaret “Peg” DowMargaret “Peg” Dow The Florida Times-Union Copy editor for 20 years in

Features Department “I’m constantly amazed that I

am paid a salary for doing something I enjoy so much,” she said

First worked for the New York State Press Association and the New York Publishers Association

Also reported for the weekly Clifton Springs (N.Y.) Press and spent two years in New York City on the staff of Forth

Died March 1, 2011 

Bette OrsiniBette Orsini St. Petersburg Times Investigative reporter who

won numerous national awards

Her 14-part series on the Church of Scientology won a 1980 Pulitzer Prize

Worked 41 years at the paper, 1946-1987

"Every cliche, including the one about the bulldog that gets ahold of an ankle and won't let go, was true of her," said former Times executive editor Bob Haiman

Died March 26, 2011

Bobby BarnesBobby Barnes St. Augustine Record News typist Former Linotype operator Worked at the Record since

1964, becoming assistant to the editor in 2001

Loved his Florida Gators and St. Augustine High School football

Died April 9, 2011

William “Bo” BoboWilliam “Bo” Bobo The Miami

Herald Copy Editor Worked at the

paper from 1966-2001

Was the slot on the legendary crew of The Street Edition

He also sent more than a few new reporters home empty-handed after a “friendly” invitation to play poker.

Died April 10, 2011 

Fred TurnerFred Turner South Florida Sun

Sentinel Sports Editor (1980-2005) The Patriot Ledger News Reporter, City Editor,

Sports Editor (1973-1980) Turner’s Sun Sentinel’s

Sports Department was twice selected among top 10 nationally

“Fred-isms” included “We don't just put left-handed doors on Chevy's all day around here!”

Died April 11, 2011

Jessie-Lynne KerrJessie-Lynne Kerr The Florida Times-Union

(1964-2011) Staten Island Advance (1953-

1969) First female reporter to cover

Jacksonville courts Chronicled three-year cancer

battle Self-described "tough old

broad" who raised three generations of reporters and editors

Street outside T-U named “Jessie-Lynne Kerr Parkway”

Media room for new courthouse also will carry her name

Died April 28, 2011

Robin MitchellRobin Mitchell St. Petersburg Times (1986-

2003) Evening Independent (1971-

1986) Reporter, senior copy editor In addition to outstanding work,

Mitchell was known for occasional, memorable pranks; one involved sending a stuffed duck head through pneumatic tubes to the fourth floor librarian

He had a deft touch as a writer and an eagle eye as a copy editor

Retired 2003 Died April 29, 2011

Jim McCartneyJim McCartney Columnist for The Bradenton

Herald in retirement Washington correspondent and

columnist for Knight Ridder Specialized in foreign affairs

and defense policy Started in Washington for

Chicago Daily News Among many honors, his focus

on the military resulted in a 1963-64 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University

His last column, March 27, was about the United States sacrificing its ideals for oil

Died May 6, 2011

Rich BrooksRich Brooks The Herald-Tribune Long time columnist and editor Won first place in this year’s

FSNE contest Battled ALS, known as Lou

Gehrig’s disease, for more than 15 years after diagnosis

Founding member of Lou Gehrig’s Disease Association of Southwest Florida

His last column in December was about a wedding toast for his 25-year-old son, Noah. "But it's neither money nor the stuff we acquire over our lives that makes us happy… It's the memories we create as a family… ”

Died May 7, 2011 

Gregory LewisGregory Lewis South Florida Sun Sentinel Reporter, mentor Covered the African-American

community for a decade at the paper with grit and passion

Previous stops in his 30-year career included the San Francisco Examiner, where he was known as “the mayor of the newsroom;” Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, Calif., at the Robert C. Maynard Institute of Journalism Education; and Greensboro, N.C., where he taught at North Carolina A&T while working as a reporter at the News & Record.

Died May 17, 2011

Tom McEwenTom McEwen The Tampa

Tribune Sports Editor and

Columnist Wrote more than

10,000 columns (1962 to 2001)

Won Red Smith Award, 1993

As a boy, delivered papers on horseback in Wauchula

Baseball great Ted Williams said of him, “I don’t like any sports writers. But I like Tom McEwen.”

Died June 4, 2011 

Peggy MayPeggy May Northwest Florida Daily

News Reporter/editor for the paper

for 42 years Inducted into the Okaloosa

County Women's Hall of Fame in 2005

Hired in 1963 at 35 as society editor and worked full time until age 77

Famous as a grammarian, near the end, she corrected a nurse on the difference between “laying” and “lying” in her bed

Her long time publisher, Tom Conner, said her work “shaped the community” for decades

Died at 82, June 13, 2011 

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2010-20112010-2011