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Veteran 11Alive Reporter Jon Shirek Passes Away at 72: Atlanta Mourns the Loss of a Storytelling Icon ATLANTA, GA — April 16, 2025 — Atlanta’s journalism community and viewers across Georgia are mourning the loss of Jon Shirek, a veteran…

More than half a century after a near-tragic event changed the course of his life, David Blackmore has come full circle. Now 67, Blackmore—President of NewArts Toronto and a lifelong advocate for arts and community development—has reunited with the rescuers…