Ike Pappas, who broadcast Oswald death, dead at 75

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Source: AP





By RICHARD PYLE, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 2, 2:45 PM ET

NEW YORK - Ike Pappas, a longtime CBS newsman who was a few feet from presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald when he was fatally shot and reported the chaotic scene live on the air, has died at 75.
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Pappas, who also covered major events like the Vietnam War and anti-war demonstrations at home, died Sunday in an Arlington, Va., hospital of complications from heart disease, his family said.

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RIP man of unforgettable history RIP.

[superconnected]

1. Not a good week for Newsmen. RIP Mr. Pappas.

[benddem]

2. I was interviewed by him

once...not an experience I'd like to repeat...he was really tough and quickly figured out how to push all my buttons. He was a great newsman!

[Sequoia]

4. Now, why did he interview you?

I remember that CBS broadcast quite well. I was 7.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Amazing to think he was just 30 then. Long time ago, now.

I was 12, and remember it like it all happened just yesterday.