Kraut, former Bloomberg editor, dies at 55
Daniel Kraut, an insurance and top news team editor at Bloomberg News, died Friday at the age of 55 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. An obituary states, “He joined Bloomberg in New York early in 2007 as an editor and was assigned to the insurance team, based partly on his coverage of staged accidents back in […]
Ex-WSJ bureau chief Camp dies at 83
Charles Camp, a longtime Wall Street Journal journalist, died Thursday at the age of 83. An obituary states, “He began his journalism career as a youngster, publishing a neighborhood newspaper. During college, he worked fulltime as a reporter for the Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard, and after a brief stint at the Buffalo (NY) Courier-Express, joined The […]
Keith, first black biz editor at Detroit News, dies at 74
Luther Keith, the first black business editor at the Detroit News, has died at the age of 74. Darren Nichols of the Detroit Free Press writes, “Keith, a native Detroiter, attended Detroit Cathedral High School and began his career at The Detroit News in 1972, after graduating from the University of Detroit. He was the first […]
Wallace, Daily Record assistant editor, dies at 58
Sean Wallace, an assistant editor at The Daily Record in Maryland, a BridgeTower Media publication, died Saturday at the age of 58 from cancer. A Daily Record story, “Wallace, who since 2015 served as The Daily Record’s assistant editor, worked as a copy editor, sportswriter and page designer at newspapers in Texas and Illinois for almost […]
Hogan, ex-owner of Oklahoma biz newspaper, dies at 91
Dan Hogan III, publisher of The Journal Record in Oklahoma City for more than two decades, died Feb. 11 at the age of 91. Kathryn McNutt of The Journal Record writes, “In 1972, Hogan purchased the Law Journal Record Publishing Co., founded 40 years earlier by his grandfather who published the Daily Law Journal Record. He served as chairman of the […]
Moffitt, former WSJ news editor, dies at 88
Donald Moffitt, a retired news editor of The Wall Street Journal in New York, died Tuesday at the age of 88. An obituary states, “He graduated from Yale in 1958 and joined The Wall Street Journal in 1960 in the paper’s Dallas news bureau, transferring to San Francisco in 1966. “With the late Art Sears, […]
Saying goodbye to biz journalist Jim Ledbetter
At the final Celebration of Life for James Ledbetter, held Monday at 20 Cooper Square, Holly Sraeel said this of her friend and colleague, who died unexpectedly on Oct. 28: The last time I was in this room, Jim was my guest to listen to Bloomberg’s Zeke Faux talk about his new crypto book. Afterward, […]
Beran, St. Paul biz reporter, dies at 86
George Beran, a former business reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, died Wednesday at the age of 86. An obituary states, “Beran started his career as a newsman at the Sun newspaper chain, covering South St. Paul. He soon was hired by the St. Paul newspaper. During his 35-plus years at the […]
Fuller, former Pacific Business News publisher, has died
Larry Fuller, who was publisher of Pacific Business News — an American City Business Journals publication — for 11 years before retiring in 2009, died Thursday at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the age of 83. An obituary states, “For a brief period, from 1984 to 1986, he worked on the corporate […]
Honolulu biz reporter Smith has died
Christopher “Kit” Smith, a respected financial journalist for 24 years at the Honolulu Advertiser who ran marathons into his 80s, died in December. John Berger of the Advertiser writes, “Smith’s ability as a writer, his skill as a researcher and his professionalism within the newsroom and on the street earned him the respect of colleagues and […]
