TVSquad

A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.

• Charlie Jones: He was a veteran sports announcer, best known for announcing football games on ABC and NBC from 1960 to 1998. He also worked on the Olympics, soccer matches, college football, tennis, figure skating, and other sports. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, CA at age 77.

• Mark Tuttle, Sr.: He was a writer and producer who worked on many TV shows over the years, including The Beverly Hillbillies, Three's Company, Petticoat Junction, The Facts of Life, Life with Lucy, The Harvey Korman Show, The Tim Conway Show, and 227. He died at age 73.
  
  
• David Mitton: He was a co-creator of the children's show Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends. He died of a heart attack in London at age 69.
  
  
• Bruce Purchase: He acted in many TV shows, including Doctor Who, Callan, The New Avengers, Blakes 7, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, and I, Claudius, as well as movies such as Richard III, David, and Another Life. He died at age 69.
  
  
• Neil MacNeil: He was a host of the 1960s PBS show Neil MacNeil Reports and later a commentator on Washington Week in Review (now called Washington Week). He was also a reporter for Time magazine and author of several books. He died of lung cancer at age 85.
  
  
• Eliot Asinof: He wrote for several TV shows, including Maverick, Climax, Cain's Hundred, and Goodyear Television Playhouse, and appeared on several ESPN documentaries and authored the classic book Eight Men Out. He died of pneumonia at age 88.