Wilkerson, Mergermarket reporter in Chicago, has died
Longtime business journalist David Wilkerson died this past weekend. He was 50. Wilkerson died in a house fire. Wilkerson most recently had been working in Chicago as a reporter for Dealreporter and Mergermarket. As a member of the technology, media and telecom team, he focused his coverage on media, including broadcast and cable television, radio, […]
Biz journalist Moskowitz dies at 91
Sophie Kunthara of the San Francisco Chronicle writes, “His career in journalism started in 1951, when he was hired as a copy boy at the Chicago Sun. He went on to work as a staff reporter for the Hearst wire service, International News Service, as well as Reuters and Advertising Age in London and New […]
Longtime consumer reporter Horowitz dies at 81
David Horowitz, whose “Fight Back!” syndicated program made him perhaps the best-known consumer reporter in the United State, has died. He was 81. An AP story states, “In 1987, Horowitz was taken hostage during a KNBC-TV broadcast by a gunman with mental problems. The journalist read the man’s statements on camera although the hostage-taker didn’t […]
Bloomberg News economics reporter Chandra has died
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait sent out the following on Thursday: It is with deep sadness that I have to write to you all about the sudden passing of our colleague and friend, Sho Chandra. She began her Bloomberg career in 1998 as a General Assignment and Consumer reporter in our Princeton bureau. In 2005, […]
InvestmentNews publisher Bisson insisted on one thing: Stories needed to be accurate
Keith Girard of RIABiz.com remembers retired InvestmentNews publisher Bill Bisson, who died last month at the age of 70. Girard writes, “He only insisted on one thing — the story had to be accurate. “His publishing philosophy was unheard of at a time when financial service journalism rarely rocked the boat. Bill always put readers first and let […]
Bisson, former Pensions & Investments publisher, dies at 70
William T. “Bill” Bisson Jr., former publisher of Crain’s publication Pensions & Investments, died Jan. 17 at the age of 70. A story on the publication’s website states, “That defense of editorial integrity often was directed at his staff, as well. “‘My favorite Bisson story is about that separation’ of advertising and editorial departments, former […]
Raum, former AP economics reporter, dies at 74
Tom Raum, a former economics reporter for the Associated Press, died Friday at the age of 74 after a brain injury. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of the AP writes, “He also spent time on the economics beat, including covering the Great Recession, which began in December 2007 when George W. Bush was president and officially ended in June 2009 […]
Saks, former Reuters journalist, dies at 79
Rudi Saks, a longtime Reuters reporter and editor, died on Jan. 15 at the age of 79. An obituary on WestportNow.com (Conn.) states, “He graduated from Wrentham Center High School, where he was salutatorian, in 1957. Rudi met his wife, Sieglinde (Siegi) in Crailsheim, Germany while serving for three years in the Public Information Office […]
Former New Mexican biz editor dies at 77
Bob Quick, who worked as the business editor for the Santa Fe New Mexican, died last week after a lengthy battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 77. Steve Terrell of the New Mexican wrote, “In 1981, Quick moved to Santa Fe, where his father and stepmother had bought a business, the Western Auto store on […]
Wichita Biz Journal ME Wilson remembered as a good friend
Bill Roy, the editor of the Wichita Business Journal, writes about Bill Wilson, the managing editor of the paper who died Wednesday from cancer. Roy writes, “Bill was a three-time winner of the Kansas Press Association’s Huck Boyd Award for Community Service. He won awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers, Kansas City Press Club, […]
