http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-robert-novak19-2009aug19,0,4381837.story
Robert Novak dies at 78; syndicated columnist and TV commentator was nicknamed ‘Prince of Darkness’
Novak was the first journalist to disclose the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. He said the scandal led to the end of his relationship with CNN, on which he co-hosted ‘Crossfire.’Novak died at home in Washington after battling brain cancer, his wife Geraldine said. He had been diagnosed in July 2008.
In an interview in 2007, Novak predicted with regret the first line in his obituary, lamenting to PBS’ Charlie Rose that his Plame column was “a very minor story compared to some of the big stories that I have had. But . . . that’s going to be in the lead of my obituary, and I can’t help it.”
I’m going to miss Robert almost as much as I miss Tim Russert.
