John McLaughlin, longtime host of TV’s The McLaughlin Group has died at the age of 89. Since its debut in April 1982, the syndicated The McLaughlin Group upended the soft-spoken and non-confrontational style of shows such as Firing Line, ‘Washington Week in Review and Agronsky & Company with a raucous format that largely dispensed with politicians.
WASHINGTON — Jack W. Germond, the portly, cantankerous columnist and pundit who covered 10 presidential elections and sparred with colleagues on TV’s “The McLaughlin Group,” has died. He was 85. […]
