US EditionVeteran Tallahassee Democrat reporter, columnist Bill Cotterell dies
Bill Cotterell covered Florida politics for over 45 years, writing until shortly before his death and mentoring many Capitol reporters, including during 44 legislative sessions.
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Tallahassee Reports
Osceola News-GazetteCotterell, an ‘Institution’ in Political Coverage, Dies
By Jim Saunders & Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bill Cotterell, a reporter and columnist who covered Florida government and politics for more than four decades with a blend of doggedness and humor, died Monday as he tried to recover at a rehabilitation center from norovirus and a bleeding ulcer. Cotterell, 82, who for the past two years wrote a once-a-week column for The News Service of Florida that was distributed statewid…
Bill Cotterell, an ‘Institution’ in Political Coverage and a Long-Time Columnist, Dies
Bill Cotterell, a reporter and columnist who covered Florida government and politics for more than four decades with a blend of doggedness and humor, died Monday as he tried to recover at a rehabilitation center from norovirus and a bleeding ulcer. Cotterell, 82, who for the past two years wrote a once-a-week column for The News Service of Florida that was distributed statewide, was a newshound. He could be curmudgeonly and sometimes wasn’t poli…
Bill Cotterell, legendary Florida journalist, dies at 82
What I will miss the most about Bill Cotterell, the legendary Florida journalist dubbed the “Capital Curmudgeon” who died today at the age of 82, is his voice—that knowledgeable, serious, authoritative, raspy, and extremely kind voice that I was blessed…
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