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Longtime Florida political reporter and columnist Bill Cotterell has died at the age of 82.

Cotterell's 45-year career included 27 years at the Tallahassee Democrat and covering Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign for UPI.

He was known for his expertise on Florida state government, covering 10 governors and 44 legislative sessions.

Florida's Capitol Press Corps has lost a legend.

Retired Tallahassee Democrat reporter and columnist Bill Cotterell died Nov. 24 at a care facility in the state capital. He was 82.

The Florida Newspaper Hall of Famer recently posted on Facebook that he'd been recovering from a bout of norovirus and a bleeding ulcer after a trip to France. He was recuperating in the rehab center of Westminster Oaks Retirement Community in Tallahassee.

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