R.I.P.: Sean Hall, Longtime Radio Newsman

Veteran broadcast journalist Sean Hall has died.  According to police, Hall was killed in a head-on crash in Richmond, NH Saturday night.

Sean Hall

Hall was a five decade radio vet with stints with  NBC, CNN, WTOP, Mutual, B104 Baltimore, WBIG and others.

Hall had been in semi-retirement but still kept his hand in it by working weekends at CBS radio affiliate News/Talk WKBK in Keene NH. , owned by Saga Communications

Police said a sedan driven by the 63-year-old Hall was traveling south when it crossed the center line into the path of a pickup truck, whose driver suffered minor injuries. Hall was pinned inside his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Richmond, NH Police Department.

Hall belonged to a family rooted in journalism.

Hall’s parents were also journalists. His dad anchored at Mutual; his mom worked the City Desk at several major newspapers.  Sean’s grandfather was a newspaper reporter for 50 years.

As a reporter, Hall could skillfully “write for the ear,” translating news from written sources — police reports, newspaper articles — into quick, engaging audio, WKBK News Director Mike Daniele told sentinelsource.com.

He delivered both news stories and features in his compelling on-air voice, Daniele said.

“It was deep, it was resonant, but it was also pleasant to listen to, so when he did a story, he wrote as if he were conversing with another person,” Daniele said.

Hall’s last on-air shift was Saturday morning.

“Even though he was part time,” Daniele said, “his voice was heard just about every day.”