Mathewson, longtime WSJ writer and editor, dies at 76
William Mathewson, who worked at The Wall Street Journal from 1969 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 76 after an illness. Mathewson worked as a senior special writer and a senior editor at...
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Jacksonville Business Journal print editor Ward dies at 66
Robert Ward, the print editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal, died Thursday at the age of 66 after a four-year battle with cancer. Timothy Gibbons, the editor of the Business Journal, writes, “Ward spent...
Tracey, former Reuters.com editor, dies
Brian Tracey, the former editor of Reuters.com and a longtime business journalist, died this weekend of a heart attack. “Those of you who worked with him knew Brian as a devoted newsman, fierce advocate,...
Kay, Daily Business Review reporter, dies at 54
Julie Kay, a reporter for the Daily Business Review in South Florida, died Sunday at the age of 54 after battling ovarian cancer. Monika Gonzalez Mesa of the Daily Business Review writes, “For Kay, journalism...
Ezell, former Times-Union biz editor, dies at 72
Wayne Ezell, a former business editor at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, died Sunday in a bicycle accident at the age of 72. Teresa Stepzinski of the Times-Union writes, ” “Mr. Ezell was a well-respected journalist....
Longtime Louisiana biz journalist dies at 64
Charles Slat, a longtime business reporter and columnist for the Monroe News in Louisiana, died Wednesday at the age of 64 from leukemia. Ray Kisonas of the News writes, “As his career developed, his expertise...
Whitney, first female biz editor of major U.S. paper, dies at 91
Elizabeth Whitney, who became the first female business editor of a major U.S. paper in 1979 when she became the business editor of the St. Petersburg Times, died Tuesday at the age of 91....
Crain’s Chicago’s first editor was a “high energy, big picture” guy
Steven Strahler of Crain’s Chicago Business writes about Steve Yahn, the first editor of Crain’s Chicago who died at 69 on Tuesday. Strahler writes, “Yahn was a charismatic and not very button-down journalist who didn’t last...
Yahn, first editor of Crain’s Chicago, dies at 69
Steve Yahn, who was the first editor of Crain’s Chicago Business when it launched in 1978, died Tuesday at the age of 69. Yahn joined Crain Communications Inc. as managing editor of Pensions & Investments...
Rochkind, former DC/London bureau chief for CNBC, dies at 57
Glen Rochkind, a former London and Washington bureau chief for CNBC, died last week at the age of 57. Rochkind had more than 20 years of experience in television production, including executive producer and...
