Recent Posts tagged with obituary
by Robert P. Seidel, VP Engineering & Advanced Technology, CBS Television Network | Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 10:20 am
On August 7, 2018, the television industry saw the passing of a true technology icon, Dr. Joseph A. Flaherty, at the age of 87. Television viewers around the globe are […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, May 25, 2018 - 8:00 am
Earlier this month, the SVG and media-technology communities lost a beloved industry stalwart, when Manuel De Peña, senior director, field operations, East Region, AWS Elemental, died in an auto accident […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, May 11, 2018 - 2:31 pm
Manuel De Peña, senior director, field operations, East Region, AWS Elemental, died on Wednesday in a car accident in Greenwich, CT. He was 58 years old. He was widely respected in […]
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By SVG Staff | Monday, August 7, 2017 - 11:03 am
Showtime Sports’ Earl Flash, 57, died suddenly last week. He had started at Showtime in 1982 in the mailroom and worked his way up the professional ranks to become a […]
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By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 4:28 pm
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, died on Thursday at the age of 84. The […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Monday, March 20, 2017 - 12:25 pm
Long-time sports-production executive and SVG Advisory Board member Russell Gabay, who served as VP and EP for MLB International for the past two decades, died on Nov. 7, 2016, at the […]
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By SVG Staff | Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 8:00 am
Ilpo Martikainen, the founder of Genelec and a true pioneer in active audio monitoring, passed away on January 30, 2017, at the age of 69 after struggling with a long-term […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, December 9, 2016 - 5:01 pm
Darrell Ewalt, Vice President and Executive Producer of Event Programming and Production at AXS TV, passed away Sunday, December 4 at the age of 58. The 15-year-veteran of the company […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Monday, June 20, 2016 - 12:27 pm
Lawrence Edward LaFave, known as Larry, Lar, or “L-Squared” to many of his friends and colleagues at CBS Sports and beyond, passed away Monday, June 13 at the age of […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Monday, August 10, 2015 - 11:07 am
by PJ Bednarski and Jason Dachman Pro Football Hall of Fame and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee Frank Gifford died Sunday at the age of 84. The iconic voice […]
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