People | Politics Eleanor Mondale, Kara Kennedy Die at 51 By Chris Ariens on Sep. 17, 2011 - 1:38 PM Journalist and TV show host Eleanor Mondale, the daughter of former vice president Walter Mondale, has died at age 51. Mondale, who until 2009 hosted a daytime show for WCCO radio in her native Minnesota, died at home today of com ...