An Ode To Obituaries And Obituarists

On the one hand, obituaries are an amalgam of a bunch of different kinds of journalism: they’re feature stories, they’re profile pieces, they cover history, and they’re hard news too.

On the other hand, the subject is always… dead.

This hour, a look at the art of obituaries and obituarists.

GUESTS:

• Kate Cimini - A reporter for The Salinas Californian and CalMatters
• Vanessa Gould - Produced and directed the documentary Obit.
• Heather Lende - Obituarist for the Chilkat Valley News in Alaska and the author of Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer
• Bruce Weber - Retired New York Times obituarist

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Colin McEnroe, Cat Pastor, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired August 24, 2017.

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