Chauncey D. Howell, Jr. (July 15, 1935 – September 20, 2021) was an American newscaster, radio journalist, and print journalist; he was a five-time Emmy Award recipient. Howell was born in

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, and attended Amherst College as a Classics major. After a career at ''

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'', he worked in New York for

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and

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. Chauncey Howell subsequently worked for

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. His print journalism has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Esquire,'' and ''

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''. Howell was a descendant of Edward Howell (1584-1655), a founder of

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. Howell died on September 20, 2021, in his native Easton, Pennsylvania, aged 86.

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Easton native awarded two Emmys in 1989

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* 1935 births 2021 deaths Journalists from Pennsylvania 20th-century American journalists American male journalists American fashion journalists Emmy Award winners 20th-century American male writers American people of English descent People from Easton, Pennsylvania Journalists from New York City {{US-journalist-1930s-stub