NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Hodgman, a former Associated Press newsman who worked for the cooperative for 39 years, has died. He was 76.
His wife Marion says Hodgman died Friday at a New York hospital 18 months after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Hodgman began his AP career in 1962 in Hartford, Conn., as a capitol correspondent where he sent reports by teletype.
He transferred to AP headquarters in New York three years later, working as an editor and supervisor until his 2001 retirement.
Retired managing editor Darrell Christian says Hodgson had unswerving dedication and a steady news sense, and was quick with a kind word and helping hand.
He’s survived by his wife, three children and four grandchildren.
A funeral is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at New Utrecht Reformed Church in Brooklyn.
