Marvin Zindler, 1921-2007

Although Zindler was for the most part unknown outside of Houston and Texas, his style of investigative journalism and sensationalism forged the path for the modern broadcast journalism we see nationally on such broadcasters as Fox News and locally in most markets on newscasts throughout the day and evening. His brief moment of national fame came with his crusade to destroy The Chicken Ranch, a brothel in South Texas and the subject of a widely viewed 1970s play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Zindler was a legend in Houston and one of its most popular and recognized personalities and made major contributions to help the disadvantaged and children with serious and terminal illnesses.


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5009880.html


http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=action13&id=5478841


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Zindler


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Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007

Bergman was a filmmaker of the upmost distinction and his work is timeless and thought provoking. He is one of the masters of this art form and all his works encompassed the full spectrum of the human experience and emotions.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070730/D8QMVO9G0.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/movies/30cnd-bergman.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all


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Tom Snyder, 1936-2007

Tom Snyder was a superb interviewer and an uncanny ability to talk to anyone about anything. He was thoughful, humorous, serious, stoic, insightful, and entertaining. His late night talk show on NBC in the 1980s and 1990s was highly informative. I very much enjoyed his program and often tried to make time to watch it on a regular basis for the reasons listed above and more.


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QN1E680&show_article=1


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Snyder


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahUo5QXp2RwU&refer=us


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Bill Walsh, 1931-2007

The legendary San Francisco FortyNiners Head Coach was truly a winner and touched many lives. He was a great coach, a teacher, offensive innovator, husband and father, and arguably one of the greatest ever in the NFL. I always enjoyed watching and following the 49ers under his leadership as they were a great team.


http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/30/BAG57LR8OK21.DTL


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7074768?MSNHPHCP&GT1=10239


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Walsh_%28football_coach%29


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