About Ted Talbert
Lived 1942 – 2013 (aged 70–71). Ted Talbert was an American journalist.
Ted Talbert (1942 – January 22, 2013) was an American journalist, documentary-maker and historian. Talbert was born and raised in Royal Oak Township and attended Northern High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Career In his career, as a writer, he served as an advisor for the Detroit Free Press sportswriters about black African-American Detroit. Talbert was a close friend of Carolyn Franklin, and had a good friendship with Detroit's former mayor Coleman Young.
Personal life Talbert won five Emmy Awards for his work. In 2000, he was inducted as an official member of the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
Death He died on January 22, 2013, of a heart attack at his home and is survived by daughter Jamile Skinner, son Ted Talbert proceeded him in death February 1, 2010, four grandchildren, and a sister.
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Who was Ted Talbert?
American journalist
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Ted Talbert was born in 1942.
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Ted Talbert died on 22 January 2013.
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Ted Talbert was a journalist.
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Ted Talbert was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ted Talbert. https://biography.guide/ted-talbert/
MLA: "Ted Talbert." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ted-talbert/.
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