A legendary Philadelphia news reporter passed away this week. Ed Kasuba, died Sunday, Aug. 1, of heart failure, he was 74.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Kasuba passed away at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Galloway Township.
Kasuba spent more than three decades at KYW Newsradio, covering politics, sports, and human-interest stories. He left the station in 2008, voluntarily retiring in order to avoid a layoff.
Hall-of-Fame broadcaster David Madden said Kasuba knew how to work a source. “He could tell a hard story but not hurt people who did not hurt themselves. He had a lot of empathy.”
Kasuba served as communications director for the Delaware River Port Authority from 2008-2012. Following his retirement, he taught journalism at Rowan University.
