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 […]

DePerro, former ACBJ publisher, has died

Don DePerro, who was publisher of Columbus Business First from 1996 to 2016, an American City Business Journals publication, has died at the age of 66. He most recently was CEO of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. DePerro came to Columbus in 1996 after serving as publisher of the Jacksonville Business Journal, a sister newspaper […]

Slade, FT journalist for 29 years, dies at 61

Andrew Slade, a Financial Times news editor who worked at the publication for 29 year, has died at the age of 61. Hugh Carnegy of the FT writes, “He joined the FT as a sub in 1990. He had ambitions to become a defence correspondent, but it was Slade’s skills as an editor and his understanding […]

Symons, editor in chief of Denver Biz Journal forerunner, dies at 90

Cle Cervi Symons, who was editor of Cervi’s Rocky Mountain Journal, the predecessor to the Denver Business Journal, died Dec. 30 at the age of 90. An obituary states, “She attended St. Mary’s Academy; received her BA in Journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1956; and spent a decade in Manhattan after graduation. […]

PCWorld executive editor Ung dies at 58

PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father of hardcore tech journalism, passed away over the weekend after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon Phillips of PCWorld writes, “With more than 25 years’ experience covering computer tech broadly and computer chips specifically, Gordon’s dogged reporting, one-of-a-kind personality, and commitment […]

Felcyn, longtime BusinessWeek editor, has died

Keith Felcyn, a longtime editor at BusinessWeek magazine, died on Dec. 10 in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he lived since 1975. He was 92. Felcyn worked as a senior editor and chief of correspondents for BusinessWeek magazine for 41 years. He also was manager of the Milwaukee bureau and the Chicago bureau. While in Chicago, he […]