An ode to NYT’s biz desk editor Keith Leighty
P.J. Joshi, a news editor for the New York Times‘ Dealbook, wrote the following about business desk night editor Keith Leighty, who died Sunday from brain cancer: Keith was promoted to night editor in...
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Leighty, NY Times Business Day night editor, dies
Keigh Leighty, the night editor of The New York Times business section, died Sunday at the age of 61 from brain cancer. An obituary on The Baron, a website for current and former Reuters...
Lacter, LA business journalist, dies at 59
Mark Lacter, a longtime business journalist in Los Angeles, died Wednesday at the age of 59 following a stroke. Jonathan Polakoff of the Los Angeles Business Journal writes, “Lacter was most recently a writer...
Business journalist dies in bike accident
Longtime business journalist Thomas Steinert-Threlkeld has died at the age of 59 after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car in Connecticut. John Pirro of the News-Times writes, “Steinert-Threlkeld, 59, was...
Longtime editor and publisher of New Hampshire biz paper dies
Don Madden, who for over 30 years was owner, publisher and editor of New Hampshire Business Review, died Sept. 29 at his home in New London. He was 84. A story on the Business...
NY Post biz copy editor Walsh has died
Brenda Walsh, longtime chief of The New York Post’s business section copy desk, died Monday after a battle with cancer. She was 62. A story on the Post website states, “‘Brenda Walsh loved the...
Former Louisville biz reporter Ward dies at 71
Joe Ward, a labor reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, died Thursday at the age of 71 from multiple myeloma. Andrew Wolfson of the Courier-Journal writes, “He joined The Courier-Journal in 1968 and over the...
Arkanas business journalist dies at 55
Patricia Ann May, the former editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, died last week at the age of 55. Jan Cottingham of Arkanas Business writes, “She was a 1976 graduate of Harrison High...
Longtime Michigan retail reporter dies at 66
Mary Radigan, a longtime retail reporter for the Grand Rapids Press in Michigan, died Friday due to complications from a stroke. She was 66. Shandra Martinez of MLive.com writes, “One of the state’s best...
Ex-Toledo Blade biz editor dies
Albert Goldberg, a former business editor of the Toledo Blade in Ohio, died Thursday at the age of 75. Mark Zaborney of The Blade writes, “He was hired to the Blade’s news staff in...
