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Chauncey D. Howell OBITUARY

Chauncey Delphin Howell passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 after a long illness at the age of 86, in Easton Pennsylvania.

Chauncey was born on July 15,1935 in Easton Pennsylvania to Kathryn Shirer and Chauncey Delphin Howell. He was their first child. Chauncey attended Easton Public Schools and graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Classics. After college, he served in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson and Fort Gordon. He started his career in journalism at Women’s Wear Daily in 1959, where he was a theater, movie and restaurant critic. He also wrote pieces for The New York Times and Playboy. He wrote fondly and humorously about the New York scene and that led to his becoming a reporter for TV: WABC-TV, WNBC and NewYork1, covering events throughout Manhattan and the Boroughs. He had a flair for bringing out the best in people in a light-hearted affectionate way. Every day at 5:00 pm on TV in the New York area, he reported