Former Courier reporter Diane Powell-Larché dies at 65

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that former staff reporter and freelance writer Diane Powell-Larché& has died due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 65. Her date of death was Friday, Jan.12. A Philadelphia native, Powell-Larché came to Pittsburgh originally to attend the University of Pittsburgh. There, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science. She was a reporter for the Courier during a period in the 1980s and also did public relations duties for the Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission. She later moved to Atlanta, where she made her mark in journalism and public relations as President and CEO of Larche’ Communications Inc. News of her death resonated across many in the Atlanta community, including The National Council of Negro Women Inc. Television station FOX 5 in Atlanta described Powell-Larché as “well known across Atlanta and beyond for her decades worth of contributions to the world of public relations, advertising and marketing. She was considered a media mastermind and played an integral role in Atlanta entertainment and business.” While in Atlanta, in recent years Powell-Larché would contribute to the Courier by reporting on Pitt football games that occurred in the Southeast, or Steelers games that involved the...