Baldwin, funder of South Carolina’s biz journalism program, dies
Ken Baldwin Jr., who funded the business journalism program at the University of South Carolina, died on June 13 at the age of 96. Barbara Ball of The Voice of Blythewood writes, “A University of South Carolina Alumnus with a degree in journalism (B.A., 1949) and former business editor, Baldwin believed today’s journalists must be business […]
Plumb, former Automotive News reporter and editor, dies at 97
Charles R. “Dick” Plumb, who was a former Automotive News reporter and editor, died peacefully at his home in South Carolina on May 8. He was 97. An Automotive News story states, “Early in his career, Plumb worked as a reporter and editor for several small daily and weekly newspapers in Michigan, including The Michigan Daily, Huron […]
Celebrated associate FT editor Gardner passes away
David Gardner, the international affairs editor and associate editor at the Financial Times, died earlier this week. He was 69. He joined the paper in 1978 and has worked mainly as a foreign correspondent, a regional specialist, or writer on international affairs. Roula Khalaf, the FT editor, in an internal email announcing his death, wrote: […]
Levine, former Dow Jones News Fund president, has died
Dow Jones News Fund president Shirley Caswell sent out the following on Thursday: Dear DJNF Family, It saddens me to report that longtime DJNF board president Richard J. Levine died this week after a brief illness. Dick, who retired as board president eight months ago but remained active as a director, was a reporting intern in the […]
Democrat-Gazette biz journalist Steed dies at 62
Stephen Steed, a business journalist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, died Sunday at the age of 62. Kyle Massey of Arkansas Business writes, “He was 62 and lived in Little Rock. For the past few weeks he had been working as the wire service editor for the Democrat-Gazette’s business section. He had been working from home amid […]
Cerrilli, associate editor of Pittsburgh Biz Times, dies at 68
Richard Cerrilli, the associate editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, died unexpectedly on March 13 at the age of 68. Ethan Lott of the Business Times writes, “Prior to returning to his native Pittsburgh in 1991, he worked in a variety of publishing positions in Los Angeles, New York and Puerto Rico. He graduated from Monaca […]
Ankeny, former Crain’s Detroit reporter, dies at 86
Bob Ankeny, a reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business from 1995 to 2008, died Monday at the age of 86. Sherri Welch of Crain’s Detroit writes, “‘One of the best hires we ever made was Bob Ankeny. We were lucky enough to recruit him at a time when the (Detroit daily) newspapers were on strike,’ said Mary […]
Jenks, former editor of Atlanta Biz Chronicle, dies at 84
Alan Jenks, who was editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle and later business editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, died Feb. 12 at the age of 84. An obituary in the Journal-Constitution states, “Born January 10, 1938, in Hawaii, Alan attended the Punahou School and later Choate before graduating from Swarthmore College as a History major […]
Martin, WSJ style guru, dies at 89
Paul Martin, who was the style and grammar guru at The Wall Street Journal for decades, died last week at the age of 89. He had been affiliated with The Wall Street Journal since 1960 and ran its style blog for it for 26 years before retiring in 2013. At the end of his last “Style & […]
Middleton, longtime biz journalist, dies at 77
Timothy Middleton, a longtime business journalist, died in New Jersey last week at the age of 77. An obituary said the cause was heart disease. Middleton was a columnist for MSN Money and a contributor to CNBC television. He also did weekend business reports for WCBS Radio in New York. He was the author of […]
