Loeb Award winner Rothacker talks about covering banking
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Charlotte Observer banking reporter Rick Rothacker won a Gerald Loeb Award last week in the beat reporting category for his coverage of Wachovia, the Charlotte-based bank that was sold last year to Wells Fargo. Rotahcker, a Northwestern University graduate, joined the Observer in 1998 and became the banking reporter in 2001. He […]
BusinessWeek writer wins top real estate writing award
Mara Der Hovanesian of Business Week has won the Robert F. Brennan Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for the best overall entry in its annual reporting contest. The judges said Der Hovanesian’s entry “managed to uncover and get people to talk about the sleazy underbelly of the mortgage business. People obviously open […]
NYT, WSJ, Bloomberg News, Charlotte Observer among Loeb winners
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald and the Charlotte Observer were among the winners of the annual Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism. In the large newspaper category, The Times won for a series called “The Reckoning,” which explored the causes behind the […]
Biz publications winners named
Sean Callahan of BtoB Magazine has some of the winners in the annual Alliance of Area Business Publications contest. Callahan writes, “The best magazine award went to Twin Cities Business. The Los Angeles Business Journal was named best large tabloid newspaper. The best small tabloid newspaper award went to Central Penn Business Journal. “Crain’s Cleveland […]
Loeb Award picks for tonight
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism, are being handed out at a dinner in New York on Monday night. Here are my selections. I am basing them on what I have read in the past year, as well as the reputation of the journalists and publications […]
SEC chair sucks up to financial writers
Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Schapiro spoke Thursday night at the New York Financial Writers’ Association annual awards dinner. Here’s some of her remarks: “I can imagine that it’s a very interesting and exciting time to be a financial reporter. Between the economic crisis and regulatory reform efforts, investors — let alone all Americans […]
Magazine of the year finalists named
American Medical News, CFO, Computerworld, Fortune Small Business, Spectrum, Lawn & Landscape, Macworld, PC World, Professional Builder, and R&I are the finalists for the 2008 Magazine of the Year award from the American Society of Business Publications in the 80,000-ciculation-and-higher category. Architect, Associations Now, Automotive News, Chain Leader, Control, Exhibitor, Health Leaders, Information Security, Oregon […]
Sloan to receive Bell Award
Business journalist Allan Sloan will receive the Elliott V. Bell Award from the New York Financial Writers Association at its annual dinner next month. The award is named for a former BusinessWeek editor who was one of the founders of the organization, and it recognizes a person’s long-term contributions to financial journalism. Previous winners include […]
Emmott, Ingrassia to receive business journalism awards
Bill Emmott, the former editor in chief of The Economist, and Larry Ingrassia, the business editor of the New York Times, were named to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lawrence Minard Editor Award, respectively. The awards are given annually as part of the Loeb Awards. Emmott retired in 2006 after 13 years in […]
Loeb finalists announced
The finalists for the 2009 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism were announced Wednesday morning. The Loeb Awards are the highest honors in business journalism. They were established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of E. F. Hutton, to encourage quality reporting in the areas of business, finance and the […]
