Media Movers: Cord Cutters News’ Roger Cheng
In his time at Dow Jones, CNET and now Cord Cutters News, Roger Cheng has made a name for himself by interviewing the people who have literally reshaped every facet of our daily lives. That’s something that not a lot of journalists can say. Roger — who won a Best in Business award in 2011 for […]
Media Movers: CoStar’s Tony Wilbert
If you want to know something about commercial real estate, ask Tony Wilbert. He’s written about the topic for years and has also led a public relations agency representing commercial real estate clients. Being both a hack and flack in an industry filled with movers and shakers gives him rare insight into the worlds of […]
Best Money Moves and Think Glink Media’s Ilyce Glink
Some people create content. Ilyce Glink creates content companies. She founded Think Glink Media in 1997 and Best Money Moves in 2016. Using her passion for writing to educate others lies at the core of both. Think Glink is a digital content agency, while Best Money Moves is described as “a cloud-based, mobile-first financial wellness solution […]
Media Movers: Book author Jason Del Rey
I recently profiled Matthew Goldberg, whose career started in sports journalism before he switched to business writing. Today, I bring you Jason Del Rey, whose career started as a breaking news and sports reporter at the Jersey Journal before he switched to business. Journalists like to say that three makes a trend, so I can’t […]
Media Movers: Bloomberg Industry Group’s Bernie Kohn
I call them the journalist conversion reversions: The rare professional who dips a toe into public relations and then goes back. Changing careers is hard enough, but then being re-accepted back into the news business is a feat after testing what many journos call the “dark side.” [Editor’s note: We love our PR peeps.] Kudos, […]
Media Movers: Financial journalist Gail MarksJarvis
Gail MarksJarvis is one of the nation’s most important freelance journalists. Don’t believe me? Check out her work: Retirees: Expect to Get Hit With Surging Health Costs. ‘ Motherhood Penalty’ Ranges as High as $600,000. Here Are Some Tips to Catch Up. A Young Worker’s Guide to Saving for Emergencies and Investing for Retirement. Still […]
Media Movers: N.C. sports reporting star Joe Giglio
If you pay attention to college sports, chances are you’ve come across Joe Giglio. He started writing and talking about the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) while at N.C. State University in the mid-to-late 1990s. That college work helped him land a plum job at the (Raleigh) News & Observer, where he spent nearly a quarter-century […]
Media Movers: Jeanne Pinder of ClearHealthCosts.com
Everyone should be able to easily compare the costs of common medical procedures. No reporter would dispute this, but it took Jeanne Pinder to do something about it. After a successful career at The New York Times, she took a buyout — a choice many journalists may have to make at least once in their careers. […]
Media Movers: Podcaster, writer and editor Mark Caro
Mark Caro has truly done it all: He was a star writer at the Chicago Tribune, works to train the next generation, runs the successful podcast Caropop and writes fascinating books. Oh, he also emcees events and shares the stage with A-list stars. This is an amazing resume that you don’t see every day, […]
Media Movers: Newsday’s James T. Madore
Some journalists hop from publication to publication trying to find their fit. Then there’s James T. Madore, who got a position at Newsday back in 1996 and knew that he’d found his. He has used his longevity to cover numerous beats — he’s even served as a bureau chief — and champion new platforms, activities […]
