VOANews.com Executive Editor Dies

Jack Payton, executive editor of VOA’s principal English-language web site, www.voanews.com, has died at the age of 69. Payton suffered an apparent heart attack while at a movie theater with his wife Sharrie on Friday (Oct. 4). He had served with the web site since 2012 after a 45-year career in print and broadcasting that took him around the world and included many of the biggest stories of his time. He had held a number of senior positions since joining VOA’s news division in 1999.   ...

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