Mary V. Ahern Dies: Pioneering ‘Omnibus’ Producer, First Paley Center Curator Was 98
Mary V. Ahern, a television editor, producer and writer during the medium’s Golden Age whose work on the live cultural magazine series Omnibus helped establish the Alistair Cooke-hosted show as a landmark program, died of cancer May 1 at a care center in Peabody, Mass. She was 98.