Lawrence, longtime biz journalist, dies at 75
Steve Lawrence, who worked in business journalism positions for the New York Daily News, New York Times, Forbes and Financial Times in Canada, has died at the age of 75. Fred Langan of The Globe and Mail writes, “He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara and then earned a master’s degree in journalism […]
Valorzi, former Canadian Press biz editor, dies at 65
John Valorzi, who was business editor of The Canadian Press from 1996 to 2012, died earlier this week at the age of 65. A Canadian Press story states, “He joined The Canadian Press in 1980 as a temporary reporter-editor but was hired on full-time later that year. He moved to the business department in 1981. […]
Layton, former Pioneer Press biz editor, dies at 70
Les Layton, the former business editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota, has died at the age of 70 from diabetes. Callie Schmidt of the Pioneer Press writes, “Layton became the executive sports editor for Sun Newspapers before joining the St. Paul Pioneer Press as an investigative reporter and later as a business […]
Tennessee State to name newsroom after biz reporter Ward
The Tennessee State University Department of Communications will name its multimedia newsroom in honor of the late Tennessean business reporter Getahn Ward, the university announced Monday. Natalie Neysa Aland of The Tennessean writes, “Ward, a business reporter at the Tennessean since 1998 known for his real estate scoops, deep sources and bulldog approach, died Dec. 16 after […]
Remembering a biz editor who pushed others to become better
Warren Strugatch, a former columnist for Long Island Business News, remembers the paper’s former editor John Kominicki, who died recently. Strugatch writes, “In the weeks and months that followed, he engineered a series of changes, starting by walling off editorial from advertising. He hired new writers, introduced new features, supervised a graphic makeover. “As a writer, […]
Remembering Jack Robinson, former Sacramento Biz Journal editor
Ed Goldman, a columnist for the Sacramento Business Journal, remembers former Business Journal editor Jack Robinson, who died last week at the age of 61. Goldman writes, “He had an infectious laugh and a mellow, mesmerizing speaking voice, which is why he was a natural fit for the weekly business reports he did on Capital Public Radio (the paper’s […]
Hinden, former Washington Post biz reporter, dies at 90
Stan Hinden, a former financial journalist for The Washington Post who reinvented himself in retirement as a personal-finance writer focused on the concerns of retirees, died Tuesday at the age of 90. Bart Barnes of The Post writes, “During his 23 years at The Post, Mr. Hinden wrote about stocks, bonds, mutual funds and the intricacies […]
A business journalist people admired and respected
Angie Muhs, the executive editor of the State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, writes about Tim Landis, the paper’s business editor who died earlier this month. Much writes, “Tim was a good reporter because he excelled at making those community-based connections, and he excelled at making connections because of his character. “Tim never was feigning interest or […]
Robinson, former Sacramento Biz Journal editor, dies at 61
Jack Robinson, who was editor of the Sacramento Business Journal from 2011 to 2016, died Monday at the age of 61 from a brain tumor. Sonya Sorich of the Business Journal writes, “Robinson joined the Business Journal in February 2011, after working as managing editor of the Fresno Bee. When that paper’s parent company, The […]
Illinois biz editor Landis dies at 66
Tim Landis, the business editor at The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, died Tuesday at the age of 66. Bernard Schoenberg of the State Journal-Register writes, “Landis covered a wide variety of topics, including business, agriculture, economic development and land use. “‘Tim’s passing leaves a huge hole in the SJ-R’s institutional knowledge, given how much he […]
