Mark Shields, a longtime TV pundit and political analyst, has died. He was 85.
Shields was finest identified for offering weekly political evaluation and commentary for “PBS NewsHour” between 1988 to 2020.
“PBS NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff shared the information of Shields’ passing Saturday.
“I’m heartbroken,” Woodruff stated on Twitter. “Mark Shields, who for many years wowed us together with his encyclopedic information of American politics, his humorousness and primarily his large coronary heart, has handed away at 85, together with his spouse Anne at his aspect.”
Shields’ niece, New York Occasions’ managing editor Carolyn Ryan, additionally lamented her uncle’s demise.
“So unhappy to let you know that my uncle, Mark Shields, died this morning,” Ryan stated on Twitter Saturday. “He was a particular man: stuffed with coronary heart and knowledge and love. Love of politics, sports activities, and so many individuals.”
In response to Amy Shields Doyle, Shields’ daughter, he died of kidney failure in Chevy Chase, Md., the New York Occasions reported.
A local of Weymouth, Mass., Shields graduated from the College of Notre Dame in 1959 with a bachelor’s diploma in philosophy.
He then went on to serve within the U.S. Marine Corps. earlier than heading to Washington, D.C. in 1965 to work for Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis.
Shields additionally labored in 4 presidential marketing campaign efforts, together with Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 marketing campaign, and helped handle varied native political campaigns in 38 states.
In 1979, he started writing a column for the Washington Publish, which was distributed every week by Creators Syndicate. Six years later, he revealed a ebook concerning the 1984 presidential race titled “On the Marketing campaign Path.”
From 1988 till 2005, Shields served as a moderator and panelist on CNN’s “Capital Gang,” a weekly political speak present. He additionally participated as a panelist in different weekly public affairs packages equivalent to PBS and ABC’s “Inside Washington.”
Through the years, Shields taught American politics and the press on the College of Pennsylvania and Georgetown College. He additionally served as a fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy Institute of Politics.
Shields’ signed off of his common Friday night time section of “PBS NewsHour” in December 2020 after greater than 30 years with the present.
He’s survived by his spouse Anne Hudson Shields, their daughter Amy Shields Doyle, their son-in-law Christo Doyle and grandchildren, Jack and Frances Doyle.
Selection contributed.
