Politico Europe EIC Brown dies at 57
Stephen Brown, the editor in chief of Poilitico Europe and a former news correspondent who reported from Europe and South America for Reuters for more than a quarter-century, died Thursday in Brussels. He was 57. David Herszenhorn of Politico writes, “Brown led POLITICO’s European news operations from January 1, 2019 and oversaw its robust expansion to a […]
Dunbar, longtime Canadian biz journalist, dies at 89
A. Carlyle Dunbar, a longtime business journalist in Canada, died earlier this month at the age of 89. Dunbar was an assistant editor of New Liberty magazine, assistant financial editor of the Toronto Star, and for 30 years held senior editorial positions at the Financial Post. He subsequently freelanced for Investor’s Digest of Canada, Investment […]
Haynes, retired deputy biz editor at Buffalo News, dies at 72
Richard R. Haynes, retired deputy business editor at The Buffalo News, died Feb. 20 at the age of 72 from cancer, reports Dale Anderson of the News. Anderson reports, “For many years, he was responsible for the layout of the newspaper’s financial pages and was instrumental in producing the annual Prospectus business review. “He also oversaw Your […]
Cramer, former Reuters and WSJ journalist, dies at 73
Chris Cramer, who held a senior role at Reuters and was head of video production at The Wall Street Journal, died Saturday at the age of 73. James Hagerty of The Journal writes, “Mr. Cramer, who died of cancer Saturday at the age of 73, helped raise standards for training journalists for dangerous assignments and ensuring […]
Begley, STAT senior writer, dies at 64
Sharon Begley is the senior science writer at STAT, died Saturday from cancer. She was 64. Previously she was the senior health & science correspondent at Reuters from 2012 to 2015, the science editor and science columnist at Newsweek from 2007 to 2011, and the science columnist at The Wall Street Journal from 2002 to […]
Wersich, longtime Indiana biz reporter, dies at 80
Caroline Wersich, a longtime business reporter in Evansville, Indiana, and one of the first female reporters in the city, has died at the age of 80. Mark Wilson of the Evansville Courier & Press writes, “Tuley, who retired as editor and president of the Evansville Courier, said that when he became editor of that paper […]
Longtime CBS News business correspondent Brady dies at 94
Ray Brady, a longtime CBS News correspondent who focused on business and the economy, died Jan. 12 at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. Cynthia Littleton of Variety reports, “Brady spent 28 years with CBS News, starting in 1972 when he joined CBS Radio. He retired in 2000 after 23 years as a correspondent for ‘CBS […]
Former FT banking correspondent Barchard dies at 73
David Barchard, who covered banking and Turkey for The Financial Times, has died at the age of 73. Edward Mortimer of the FT writes, “The FT hired him as its correspondent in Turkey in 1983, in time for him to cover the first election held after the military coup of 1980. The army did not allow […]
WSJ staffer Perrotta dies at 44
Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Perrotta, who covered tennis, died Wednesday at the age of 44 from brain cancer. Jason Gay of The Journal writes, “This is how I want to remember him: This was a few years ago, in Paris, amid the French Open—he’d been through a wave of treatments, and he was feeling […]
Former Fresno Biz Journal reporter Castellon dies at 55
Former Fresno Business Journal reporter David Castellon died over the weekend at age 55. Gabriel Dillard of the Business Journal writes, “He died from a range of health problems, including Covid-19, according to an obituary published by the Visalia Times-Delta. “Castellon was a veteran news reporter whose storied career took him all over the country and […]
