Megan Marshack

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Megan Marshack
Born October 1953
California
Occupation News writer, producer WCBS-TV

Megan Ruth Marshack[1] (born October 1953[2] in California) was an aide to former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, who was with him when he died in January 1979.[3]

She worked on Rockefeller's vice presidential staff in Washington, D.C. for four years.[4] There was speculation in the press regarding the nature of the relationship between Rockefeller and Marshack. For example, long-time Rockefeller aide Joe Persico claimed in the PBS documentary about the Rockefeller family, "It became known that he had been alone with a young woman who worked for him, in undeniably intimate circumstances, and in the course of that evening had died from a heart attack."[5] News organizations widely reported that Marshack was a named beneficiary in his will, though the bulk of his estate was left to his wife with other large gifts going to museums.[6]

Prior to her employment with Rockefeller, she was a radio news reporter for the Associated Press.[7]

Marshack has remained largely out of the public eye since 1979. In 1981, it was noted that she was working as a vacation relief news writer for the six o'clock and 11 o'clock news on WCBS-TV in New York.[8] In 1992, it was reported that she was still living in New York working as a news writer for WCBS-TV, but the Washington Post noted she declined to comment, saying "I don't do interviews."[9] According to newspapers in September 1994, she was a news writer and producer at WCBS-TV.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Although the name is sometimes incorrectly spelled as "Marshak", reliable news sources render the name as "Marshack".
  2. ^ According to AP employment application, as cited in Robert D. McFadden, "Call to 911 for Stricken Rockefeller Did Not Identify Him", The New York Times, 30 January 1979
  3. ^ Robert D. McFadden, "New Details Are Reported on How Rockefeller Died", The New York Times, 29 January 1979; Robert D. McFadden, "Call to 911 for Stricken Rockefeller Did Not Identify Him", The New York Times, 30 January 1979; Robert D. McFadden, "Rockefeller's Attack Is Now Placed at 10:15, Hour Before 911 Call", The New York Times, 7 February 1979; Robert D. McFadden, "Rockefeller Aide Did Not Make Call to 911", The New York Times, 9 February 1979; "Marshack Friend Makes Statement on Rockefeller", The New York Times, 11 February 1979.
  4. ^ Robert D. McFadden, "Call to 911 for Stricken Rockefeller Did Not Identify Him", The New York Times, 30 January 1979
  5. ^ PBS documentary
  6. ^ See, for example, Peter Kihss, "Bulk of Rockefeller's Estate Is Left to Wife; Museums Get Large Gifts", The New York Times, 10 February 1979; this piece that aired on NBC's Evening News on February 9, 1979; and this piece by Max Robinson that aired on ABC Evening News on February 9, 1979.
  7. ^ "Rocky Recalled", Time magazine, February 12, 1979
  8. ^ Names and Faces Louis A. DiIorio. Boston Globe. Boston, Mass.: May 27, 1981. pg. 1
  9. ^ "The Reliable Source, Remember Megan Marshack? She'd Rather You Not." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: June 5, 1992. pg. c.03. (91 words).
  10. ^ Charlotte Observer. NewsBank. September 14, 1994.