Ron Kaye, Former LA Daily News Editor, Dies at 83

The journalist spent 23 years with the paper and continued to speak out as an activist following his retirement

An older man and woman stand outside in front of a scenic bridge in the background.
Ron Kaye (Photo via Facebook)

Former L.A. Daily News editor Ron Kaye has died, according to a post from his son on social media. He was 83 years old and passed away Thursday night.

“I am writing to share some painful news: my father Ron Kaye passed away last night suddenly at home with my mother Deborah,” his son Alfred wrote in a personal remembrance of his father shared on Facebook on Friday.

“Many of you will have known Ron as a crusading and polemical journalist, a mentor, a neighbor — or perhaps as a friend,” Alfred continued. “Every parent is a larger than life figure to their children.

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