Richard Hake

Richard Hake (January 4, 1969 – April 24, 2020) was a journalist and reporter for WNYC, where he was one of the hosts of the weekly morning program, Morning Edition.

Biography WNYC, New York Public Radio, where Richard Hake worked for 29 years. Richard Scott Hake was born in the Bronx on January 4, 1969, to Richard James Hake, a New York City police detective, and Joy Mekland, a clerical worker and secretary. He became a news host and reporter at WNYC in 1992. He was openly gay. He featured on several local and national NPR programs, such as Morning Edition (which he hosted), Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, and On the Media. Hake hosted for MTV's Logo Network's The Advocate News magazine program.

Hake died on April 24, 2020, at age 51, in his Upper East Side home. His manner of death was ruled to be a result of an accident, according to the city's Medical Examiner.