Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
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- Stewart Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles, passed away on December 28, 2025, at age 87.
- Computer Chronicles aired on PBS from 1983 to 2002, covering the evolution of personal computing and the internet.
- The show featured interviews with tech pioneers like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos.
- Cheifet co-hosted with Gary Kildall from 1983 to 1990 and later produced Net Cafe (1996-2002), focusing on the early internet.
- Computer Chronicles started as a local series in 1981 before becoming a national PBS program with 433 episodes.
- Cheifet worked with the Internet Archive to preserve the show's episodes for public access.