Barnhart, longtime Chicago Trib biz journalist, has died
The Society for Advancing Business Reporting and Editing reports that past president William “Bill” Barnhart passed away over the July 4 weekend. Barnhart was with the Chicago Tribune for 26 years. He began his career in journalism in 1970 as a police reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago wire service. Later, Barnhart covered […]
Longtime Wall Street columnist Marcial dies at 89
Gene Marcial, a longtime Wall Street columnist for BusinessWeek magazine, has died at the age of 89. Marcial wrote the “Inside Wall Street” column at BusinessWeek magazine for 28 years, through Dec. 30, 2009. It was one of the most influential market columns as it moved stocks that he highlighted each week. BusinessWeek established a […]
Soble, two-time Loeb winner, dies at 85
Ronald Soble, who was part of two Loeb Award winners for the Los Angeles Times, died June 20 in Sacramento at the age of 85. An obituary states, “In 1957, Soble graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. In 1962, Soble received a master’s degree in communication from Stanford University. In addition to serving as […]
Fortune’s Aspan on the greatness of Stephanie Meyers
Fortune senior writer Maria Aspan writes about Stephanie Meyers, the Inc. and Fast Company head of digital growth who died last week at 37. Aspan writes, “Annoyingly prompt and utterly reliable, Steph was the person you wanted running any project, party, or zombie-apocalypse survival strategy. She loved creating elegant, sly plans to achieve her long-term goals, and […]
What Stephen Brown meant to Politico Europe
John Harris of Politico writes about Stephen Brown, the editor of Politico Europe who died suddenly last month at 57. Harris writes, “I feel sure it was also part of what led Stephen to contemplate leaving a distinguished career as a correspondent around the globe for Reuters, actually approximating the Hemingwayesque fantasies harbored by many journalists, to […]
Kristie, former editor of Directors & Boards, has died
Jim Kristie, former editor of Directors & Boards, passed away April 8. April Hall of Directors & Boards writes, “Kristie joined the magazine in 1981, just five years after its founding when the magazine’s offices moved to Philadelphia. He remained editor, eventually adding the title of associate publisher, for 35 years. He retired in 2017. “‘As […]
North Bay Business Journal publisher Kostecka dies at 58
Norma T. Kostecka, a longtime advertising director who in October 2020 became publisher of the North Bay Business Journal, died Wednesday of breast cancer at her home in Napa. She was 58. A story on its website states, “Though Kostecka’s tenure at the Business Journal was short, Anthony Borders, editor and event content manager, said […]
Spinato of Fox Business remembered for his tenacity
Suzanne O’Halloran of Fox Business remembers Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, who died last weekend from COVID-19. O’Halloran writes, “FOX Business’s Neil Cavuto, with whom Eric worked with early at Fox, was wowed by his ‘tenacity.’ “‘To say Eric was a force of nature was an understatement. […]
Former WSJ Page One editor Mapes dies at 81
Glynn Mapes, a former Page One editor, bureau chief and Money & Investing editor in a 36-year Wall Street Journal career, who then sang opera in his retirement, died on March 17. He was 81. Mapes was one of the Journal’s top editors in the 1970s through the 1990s. While the Journal was known for […]
Fox Business senior story editor Spinato dies from COVID
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday. Oliver Darcy of CNN Business reports, “Spinato’s brother, Dean, wrote on social media that the cause of death had been the coronavirus. “‘COVID took my brother today,’ he wrote. ‘He was a gem and […]
