Ex-Fox Business EVP to run “Morning Joe”
Kevin Magee, the former executive vice president of Fox Business Network, has been hired to oversee MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” reports Alex Weprin of Politico. Weprin reports, “Magee will work alongside the show’s executive producer, Alex Korson. “Magee left Fox Business in 2014. At MSNBC, he replaces Michael Weisman, who currently serves as executive in charge […]
Bloomberg’s Keller switches to banking beat from corporate finance
Bloomberg News reporter Laura Keller, who has been covering corporate finance, is moving to the banking beat to cover Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Pete Eichenbaum, head of the U.S. finance team at Bloomberg, sent out the following announcement: Please join me in congratulating Laura J. Keller in her triumphant return to the Finance […]
Fast Company hired VentureBeat’s Sullivan
Mark Sullivan, a reporter at VentureBeat, has been hired by Fast Company magazine as a senior writer. Sullivan will cover stories about major consumer hardware and software companies for Fast Company. Sullivan was at VentureBeat for 21 months, covering Apple and health technology. He previously was a senior editor for nearly seven years at PCWorld and TechHive, […]
FT shuffles senior editors, with more to come
The Financial Times has appointed a new deputy editor in the first reshuffle of the newspaper’s senior editorial ranks since it was taken over by Nikkei. Alex Spence of Politico writes, “Roula Khalaf, the foreign editor, has been promoted to replace John Thornhill, who is moving into a new digital ‘innovation’ role, the FT’s editor […]
Eisen hired as WSJ markets reporter
Ben Eisen, who worked at Bloomberg News for the past 15 months covering structured products, has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to cover the markets. His first day is Monday. On Twitter, Eisen wrote, “It was a great ride working with brilliant ppl at Bloomberg.” Eisen previously worked for MarketWatch.com for 21 months […]
Morning Consult named ME, energy and finance reporters
Morning Consult editor in chief Meghan McCarthy sent a note to staff Monday announcing some new hires to its editorial staff: Welcome back, everyone. As you all know, 2015 was a big year for Morning Consult. Our staff grew so much that we ditched our Capitol Hill rowhouse headquarters for this new, beautiful office in downtown D.C. We […]
Bloomberg Businessweek hires Markets & Finance editor, names Etc. editor
Bloomberg Businessweek editor in chief Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement Monday morning: Happy New Year, everybody. I’m pleased to start off 2016 by announcing a few new members of the Bloomberg Businessweek staff. They are supertalented, very enthusiastic, and already known to some of you from past lives. Pat Regnier starts as editor at Bloomberg […]
Yahoo Finance hires Daniel Roberts
Daniel Roberts is joining Yahoo Finance as a writer, covering technology and the business of sports. He starts Jan. 11. As part of his new role he will also contribute to Yahoo Sports, leveraging his expertise in that area. Roberts spent more than five years at Fortune magazine, where he wrote a wide range of […]
Crain’s Detroit executive editor is leaving
Cindy Goodaker, the executive editor of Crain’s Detroit Business, is leaving the publication after 30-plus years. Goodaker writes, “It’s a road I feel remarkably lucky to have traveled. “But it’s time to explore other paths and perhaps clear a few new ones. And so, as the new year rings in, with metaphorical searchlight and chainsaw […]
Editor named for Cumberland Valley Business Journal
Zachary Hoopes has been hired by The Carlisle Sentinel this week as business editor and will guide the content development for the Cumberland Valley Business Journal, a monthly business magazine focused on Cumberland County that debuts later this month. A story in the Sentinel states, “Hoopes, a Waynesboro High School graduate, returns to Central Pa. after […]
