McMahon, Bloomberg West Coast editor, dies at 48
Tamsin McMahon, West Coast editor on weekends for Bloomberg News, died last month from breast cancer. She was 48. Before joining Bloomberg last year, McMahon was managing editor of Lookout Santa Cruz when it won a Pulitzer Prize in 2024. McMahon spent nearly eight years at The Globe and Mail, including two years as a real […]
Samuelson, WGN ag industry reporter for 60 years, dies at 91
Orion Samuelson, who covered the agriculture business for 60 years, primarily for Chicago’s WGN, died March 16 at the age of 91. Michael S. Rosenweld of The New York Times reports, “In a deep, baritone voice, Mr. Samuelson relayed news about the price of soybeans, grains and other commodities; quoted livestock prices; and read the weather […]
Brown, longtime biz journalist, dies at 79
Thomas S. Brown, former business editor and writer for The Daytona Beach News-Journal, died Sunday at the age of 79 after a long illness. At The News-Journal, he supervised five reporters and planned business news coverage. An obituary states, “His 38-year career in journalism included 11 years with Associated Press bureaus in Albany, N.Y., Buffalo, […]
Barnhart, longtime SABEW staffer, dies at 89
Doris Barnhart, a longtime staff member for the Society of American Business Editing and Writing when it was located at the University of Missouri, died Feb. 19 at the age of 89. An obituary states, “Doris also held a significant leadership role with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, helping guide the organization […]
Longtime biz journalist Berr has died
Jonathan Berr, a business journalist who worked for a number of different publications, died Wednesday due to Parkinson’s. He was 58. He was freelancing for the last two years. Berr previously was a reporter at Industry Dive, primarily writing for its Payments Dive publication. Berr also freelanced for a number of publications, including Forbes, Bisnow, CBS Moneywatch, […]
Remembering biz columnist Talton, who cared about people
Moira Macdonald of the Seattle Times writes about its business columnist Jon Talton, who died last week at the age of 69. Macdonald writes, “Among the stories he helped cover in his years at The Seattle Times, as he listed in a ‘retirement’ column in 2019, were the collapse of Washington Mutual, the Great Recession, the Boeing […]
A business columnist with a “visceral directness”
Richard Ruelas and Catherine Reagor of the Arizona Republic write about business journalist Jon Talton, who died this week at 69. Ruelas and Reagor write, “‘When Jon returned to work in Arizona after years away, he saw the Phoenix metro area with fresh eyes,’ said Kathy Tulumello, Arizona Republic news director, who was business editor during Talton’s time at […]
Longtime biz journalist Talton has died
Jon Talton, who was a business editor and columnist for a half-dozen newspapers before becoming a prolific author of fiction books, has died. He died Wednesday at the age of 69 after a brief hospital stay. Talton was a reporter and business editor at the San Diego Blade Tribune, business editor of the Beaumont Enterprise, […]
Bloomberg Opinion senior editor Preciphs has died
Joi Preciphs, a senior editor for Bloomberg Opinion in London, died over the weekend. She had been in that role since June 2023 and before that was an editor for Bloomberg Intelligence. Preciphs joined Bloomberg in 2006 and was a reporter for three years, covering beats such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She […]
Loeb winner Wallace dies at 72
Ed Wallace, who regaled radio listeners, TV viewers and newspaper readers with stories the auto industry, died Sunday at his Fort Worth home. He was 72. Elizabeth Campbell of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes, “‘Ed was the most intelligent man I ever knew,’ said his wife, Judi Smith. ‘There was a challenge of lifting me up […]
