Orange County Biz Journal promotes Brennan to editor

Peter Brennan

The Orange County Business Journal has promoted executive editor Peter J. Brennan to editor-in-chief.

A story on its website states, “‘We cover an economy the size of Finland’s, and we’re always looking for the next Palmer Luckey,’ Brennan said. ‘We will continue highlighting the most influential entrepreneurs and executives and their companies in accurate and interesting articles.’

“The Business Journal has recently hired Nancy Luna as executive editor, Parimal M. Rohit as real estate reporter and Sara Shirazian as copy editor.

“Luna is a veteran business journalist known for her in-depth coverage of the restaurant industry. She began her career 30 years ago at the Orange County Register, where she covered a range of beats, including retail, consumer trends, transportation, healthcare and tourism.

“At the Register, Luna gained national recognition for her blog, Fast Food Maven, which she authored from 2007 to 2012. Her work at the Register covered significant industry events, including the Southern California grocery strikes and the effects of the Great Recession on local chains such as Taco Bell, In-N-Out Burger, Del Taco and BJ’s Restaurants Inc.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.