(Trinidad Express) Veteran journalist Keith Smith has passed away. He lost his battle with cancer at 3.05 yesterday morning.
Smith’s career as a journalist spanned more than four decades. The Keith Smith Column, in the Express, widened his audience, making him a household name
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Smith’s close friend, Express Features Editor Deborah John said “one of his proudest moments was when he was invited to read his column ‘Under the Trees’ at Hotel Normandie.”
Smith, who retired as Express Editor-at-Large on his 65th birthday last November 20, had been ailing severely for the past two weeks.
Smith was a brilliant writer, and was described by John as “our Alistair Cooke”. Cooke was an iconic British/American journalist.
