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I see that they fixed the URL. Original URL ended with "npr-newscaster-carl-kasell-dies-at-XX-after-a-lifelong-career-on-air", I assume because NPR of course kn
by fixermark 9y ago
I see that they fixed the URL. Original URL ended with "npr-newscaster-carl-kasell-dies-at-XX-after-a-lifelong-career-on-air", I assume because NPR of course knew of his condition and had an obituary prepared and ready-to-go in a celebrity file; they updated the headline but forgot to update the URL.
... Oddly, that makes me smile. I had the privilege and pleasure of volunteering with public broadcasters in my hometown as a kid; it was an amazing bunch of people. Talented, smart, and always finding ways to do more with less and skin-of-their-teeth their way into quality productions (live and pre-taped) with a dozen SNAFUs the public almost never saw. I like to imagine Carl would have smiled to see that error sneak through in his sendoff story.
- acdanger 9y agoYes, almost certainly they had his obituary prepared years ago. I was an intern at NPR HQ and was once tasked with updating prepared obits with additional news. Later, as a production assistant, I wrote an obit for Billy Graham. This was in 2008. No idea if this ended up being the one that would eventually air 10 years later.