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Jim McLaughlin, Veteran CBS Producer Who Elevated Arts Coverage, Dies at 74

Jim McLaughlin, the Emmy-winning television news producer whose work at CBS News transformed the way the arts were covered on American television, died August 7, 2025, in New York City after a brief battle with cancer. He was 74, just days before his 75th birthday. His sister, Mary Ann McLaughlin, was at his side. Over a career spanning more than four decades, McLaughlin became one of broadcast journalism's most pass…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48PM on August 12, 2025

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