Berhampur: Renowned senior journalist and educationist Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra passed away at the age of 69.
He breathed his last early morning today at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar where he was under treatment for the last few days.
Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra had been a faculty in Journalism and Mass Communication at Berhampur University for about 27 years. He also served as the HoD of the Department.
He had over five decades of work experience in magazine, newspaper, radio, television, cinema, development support communication for rural upliftment and cultural activism.
Dr. Mahapatra was a well-known figure in the state in journalism education and media research.
With the demise of Dr Pradeep Mahapatra, a pall of gloom descended in the literary, academic and journalistic circles of the state.