Audrey Beth Davis, Entertainment PR Pioneer, Passes

0:00It's May 2nd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered Entertainment Report. Audrey Beth Davis, the retired entertainment publicist who spent decades at the Lippen Group, has passed away at age 82. She died last Friday in Pennsylvania, from natural causes, surrounded by family, friends, and caregivers, according to the company's announcement. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 17, 1943, she graduated from Midwood High School in 1960. Davis got her starred in TV working for Goodson Toddman on the match game, then jumped into public relations in the late 70s with Stone Associates. From there, partner Dick Lippen brought her on to Lippen and Grant, and she stuck around through the shift to the Lippen Group in 1986. Retiring in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Lippen called her a founding team member, a loving woman, and total pro. Her career spotlighted TV hits like The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, The Love Boat, The

1:01Law and Order Franchise, including Special Victims Unit and Criminal, intent plus the Emmy-winning miniseries Scarlett. She leads behind Sister Ronda and her husband Jim, Sister Sharon, niece Rebecca, with husband Conrad, nephew Hank, and wife Karen, and great nieces, and nephew Jake, Sarah, Zoe, and Hannah. She asks for donations to St. Francis' home and her memory, carrying forward her steady hand in showbiz.