Lynch, Honolulu biz journalist, has died
Russ Lynch, who wrote an estimated 30,000 business news stories in his 37-year career with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, has died at the age of 79. Lynch, a New Zealand native, retired from the paper...
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Stancavage, longtime Tulsa World biz editor, dies at 59
John Stancavage, who was business editor of the Tulsa World from 1996 to 2013, died Friday at the age of 59. Tim Stanley of the World writes, “Stancavage had a 37-year association with the Tulsa...
Longtime Washington Post auto writer Brown dies
Warren Brown, who covered the auto industry for more than 30 years for The Washington Post, died Thursday from kidney disease complications at the age of 70, reports Adam Bernstein of The Post. Bernstein...
San Diego biz reporter Bigelow is remembered
Peter Rowe of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes about former UT business reporter Bruce Bigelow, who died last week at the age of 63. Rowe writes, “At the Union-Tribune, Bigelow was known for in-depth business coverage....
Xconomy’s Bigelow dies at 63
Bruce Bigelow, a journalist for tech news site Xconomy in San Diego, died after a brief illness at the age of 63. Bob Buderi, Xconomy’s editor in chief, wrote, “We are a close-knit team despite...
Auto reporter Tierney dies from Parkinson’s disease
Longtime automotive industry reporter Christine Tierney died last week at the age of 60 from Parkinson’s disease. Tierney covered the auto industry for nearly 20 years from Paris, Frankfurt and Detroit, winning awards for breaking news...
Watson, former SABEW executive director, dies at 67
Warren Watson, who was executive director of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers from 2009 to 2014, died Sunday at the age of 67. Watson had been suffering from complications related to...
Former Memphis biz editor dies
Lewis Nolan, business editor of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal from 1978 to 1984, died Monday at the age of 74. Tom Bailey of the Commercial-Appeal writes, “By 1978, he was appointed business editor. That didn’t stop...
Van Hecke, former Charlotte Observer biz editor, dies at 89
M.S. Van Hecke, a longtime business editor and business columnist at the Charlotte Observer, died on Saturday at the age of 89. Van Hecke graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1948 and then began his...
Former Green Bay biz editor dies at 90
Harry Maier, who was the business editor at the Green Bay Press Gazette for 22 years, died Wednesday at the age of 90. Richard Ryman and Jeff Bollier of the Press Gazette write, “Former Press-Gazette sports editor...
