Death:Death by Disease 21 August 2013 (Kidney failure, age 84) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American television journalist and public relations professional who reported for CBS News and NBC News. Wood served as the news anchor on NBCs Today Show from 1975 to 1976, becoming only the third news anchor in the shows history. He anchored the news portion of the show opposite three on-air personalities: Barbara Walters, Jim Hartz and Gene Shalit. Lew Wood died at a hospice in Riverside County, California, on 21 August 2013 at the age of 84. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less