Cassandra Tate, a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died on June 10, 2021, at her home in Seattle, Washington, after a lengthy battle with fallopian tube cancer. A journalist, historian and author, Tate was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, grew up … Read more
Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing civil rights reporter for The Associated Press and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died in Atlanta on October 23. She was 93. Read more
Zvi Dor-Ner, a 1977 Nieman Fellow and a longtime WGBH executive producer, died in Brookline, Massachusetts from pancreatic cancer on April 6. He was 75. Dor-Ner spent three decades at WGBH, Boston’s PBS affiliate, where he … Read more
Zvi Dor-Ner, a longtime WGBH executive producer and NF ’77, died April 6 at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts from pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Dor-Ner spent 30 years at WGBH, Boston’s PBS affiliate, starting as a cameraman … Read more
John Painter Jr., a longtime Oregonian reporter and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died on November 18 from complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 78. Painter spent nearly four decades at The Oregonian, where he covered everything from Bruce … Read more
Paul Solman is one of three co-authors of “Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security Benefits,” published by Simon & Schuster in February. The book helps retirees and those nearing retirement navigate the numerous … Read more
Paul Solman, NewsHours' Business & Economics correspondent and 1977 Nieman Fellow, has been featured as part of the ongoing PBS Engage series called “Five Good Questions.” The series features a PBS celebrity or insider and asks visitors to send in questions to be answered the following week. Read more
Alfred S. Larkin Jr., executive vice president of The Boston Globe, announced his retirement yesterday, capping a 36-year career during which he held top positions in the newsroom and on the business side of the Globe. Larkin is a member of the Class of 1977. Read more
