Kantor has been married to broadcast journalist Heidi Schulman since 1982 , following the death of his first wife , Valerie Woods Kantor in a 1978 plane crash in San Diego . He has children Leslie , Douglas ( from the first marriage ) , and Alix ( from the second marriage ) ; and grandchildren Ryan , Jackson , and Zack . Another son by Valerie , Russell , died in a single-car crash in October , 1988 , while a senior in high school
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Mickey Kantor