Tom Shales
Nov 02, 1944 - Jan 12, 2024
Fairfax, VA
Tom Shales, a distinguished TV critic and Pulitzer Prize winner, passed away at the age of 79 on January 13, 2024, at a hospital. The cause of death was kidney failure, compounded by complications from COVID-19, as reported by his caretaker, Victor Herfurth. Hired by The Washington Post in 1972 as a Style section writer, Shales rose to prominence as the chief television critic in 1977, marking the beginning of a career that spanned over three decades. Known for his incisive cultural commentary, ...Read More
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