Daily News | Dave Racher, longtime Daily News court reporter, has died at 85
Dave Racher, 85, formerly of Southampton, Bucks County, celebrated and colorful longtime Philadelphia court reporter for the Daily News, died Sunday, March 19, of heart failure at his home in Lake Worth, Fla.
He covered six district attorneys in his four decades, saw the number of courtrooms grow from 35 to 63, and was so omnipresent that prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, staff, even defendants, knew who he was. He said court personnel would sometimes respectfully delay proceedings if he was running late and alert him when important information was about to be released.“Getting their names and accomplishments published by Racher was their primary concern,” a former colleague said.
“He comes from a time, long before computers, when hustle was the go-word in this business,” a former colleague told Stalberg in 1995. Another said: “After covering thousands upon thousands of cases, he still cares ... and he is still filled with outrage for the victims.”about a prosecutor’s heroics outside the courtroom. “It was like a scene out of a Clint Eastwood movie,” he said to open the article.
Indeed, Mr. Racher was known for his collegiality, generosity, and honesty. His son Steven jokes that he is still disappointed at all the free 76ers tickets his father refused. “He was just the nicest guy I ever knew,” his son said. He met Sonny Barmat at a resort in the Poconos and immediately told his uncle he was going to marry her. They did marry in 1961 and had sons Steven and Michael. They lived in Northeast Philadelphia and Southampton before moving to Florida after he retired.
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