Longtime AP Hawaii political reporter Bruce Dunford dies
by Audrey McAvoy, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 1, 2021 4:37 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 at 4:44 pm EDT
HONOLULU Bruce Dunford, whose exploits as a longtime Associated Press reporter prompted then-Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle to declare the day he retired “Bruce Dunford Day,” has died, his family said.
Dunford died in his sleep Friday at a care home in Ewa Beach, near Honolulu, his son Terrence Dunford said. He was 79.
Bruce Dunford reported for the AP for 37 years, including more than two decades covering Hawaii politics. A tongue-in-cheek proclamation Lingle issued upon his 2004 retirement said he would be “forever known as the Capitol Jester” for his puns, jokes and put-downs.
Longtime AP Hawaii political reporter Bruce Dunford dies
journalnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Longtime AP Hawaii political reporter Bruce Dunford dies
washingtontimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtontimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.