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    Former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

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    YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during a conversation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Wojcicki has died, according to her husband, Dennis Troper in a statement posted on social media late Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

    By Ken Miller

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) --

    Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube chief executive officer and longtime Google executive, has died, her husband said. She was 56.

    “My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non small cell lung cancer,” Dennis Troper said in a social media post late Friday.

    “Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many,” Troper said.

    No other details of her death were immediately provided.

    Wojcicki, who played a key role in Google’s creation, stepped down as YouTube’s CEO in 2023 after spending nine years running the video-sharing service that reshaped entertainment, culture and politics.

    Shortly after Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated their search engine into a business in 1998, Wojcicki rented the garage of her Menlo Park, California, home to them for $1,700 a month.

    Wojcicki and Troper’s 19-year-old son, Marco Troper, died in February at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided as a freshman student.

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    Ego Nwodim named host of 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards

    Wednesday, December 10, 2025
    Ego Nwodim (photo by Oriana Layendecker)

    Actress, comedian and producer Ego Nwodim has been named host of the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. This Spirit Awards will mark the 41st edition of the annual awards show honoring the best of independent cinema and television.

    “No stage celebrates the incredible work of these visionary artists and independent creators everywhere quite like the Spirit Awards,” said Nwodim. “I can’t wait to join Film Independent for an afternoon of fun, laughs and a few surprises.”

    Nominations for the 2026 Spirit Awards were revealed on Wednesday, December 3 in a video announcement. Winners will be announced at the awards show on February 15 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be streamed live on the Film Independent and IMDb YouTube channels, and across other social platforms, beginning at 2 p.m. PT. The Spirit Awards is Film Independent’s primary fundraiser for its year-round slate of programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity and inclusion across the film industry.

    “We are thrilled to have the brilliantly talented Ego Nwodim joining us to host the 41st annual Spirit Awards,” said Brenda Robinson, acting president of Film Independent. “Ego has entertained audiences with her sharp wit and genius comedic timing for many years and we’re excited to make her a part of Film Independent history. We are looking forward to a day filled with hilarity and joy as we celebrate excellence in independent film and television on February 15.”

    Nwodim spent seven seasons starring on Saturday Night Live, establishing herself as a groundbreaking voice in comedy and earning a Critics Choice Award nomination and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the process. During this time she has made... Read More

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