R.I.P.: Boston's 'News Dissector' Danny Schechter

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Danny Schechter

Danny Schechter, an iconic Emmy Award-winning TV producer, filmmaker, author, blogger and critic, has died of pancreatic cancer in New York.  He was 72-years-of-age.

His media career began at Boston radio station WBCN where he was styled the "News Dissector."

Later, Schechter was a producer for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20, responsible for 50 segments of the program; he won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for two others including for a 1983 investigation of President Reagan's plans to fight and recover from all-out nuclear war co-produced with Bill Lichtenstein. Schechter joined the start-up staff at CNN as a producer.