Stewart Cheifet

Stewart Cheifet
Stewart Cheifet in 2007
Born	(1938-09-24)September 24, 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 28, 2025(2025-12-28) (aged 87) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California (B.A., Mathematics & Psychology, 1960)[1] Harvard Law School (LL.D.)
Occupations	Television host, Producer
Years active	1981–2025
Known for	Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe
Spouse	Peta Cheifet (d. 2024) [2]
Children	2
Awards	CPA award for Best Individual Technology Television Program of the year[3]
Website	http://cheifet.com (archived 2022)

Stewart Cheifet (/ʃɛˈfeɪ/ ^ⓘ; September 24, 1938 – December 28, 2025) was an American television presenter, best known for his work presenting and producing Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe. He also worked in other reporting positions for PBS and ABC, and others. Raised in Philadelphia, he attended Central High School and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1960 with a degree in Mathematics and Psychology and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School. Cheifet taught journalism classes at the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Cheifet died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 28, 2025, at the age of 87.^[4][5]

References

1. USC 1960 yearbook
2. "Peta Gillian Cheifet Obituary 2024".
3. "Stewart Cheifet Productions - Stewart's Bio".
4. Edwards, Benj (January 5, 2026). "Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87". Ars Technica.
5. "Stewart Cheifet Obituary". Retrieved 31 December 2025.

Further reading

• Vance, Hailee, "Cheifet brings professional expertise to broadcast students", The Reynolds School, University of Nevada, Reno.

External links

• Stewart Cheifet at IMDb 
• Stewart Cheifet on Twitter
• Stewart Cheifet on Facebook
• Stewart Cheifet interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network in 2013