Bernhard, former VP of editorial at ACBJ, has died
Kent Bernhard Sr., the longtime vice president of editorial at American City Business Journals, died Friday at the age of 72. Before he retired in 2010, he oversaw news and editorial operations of American City’s 40 metropolitan business newspapers, as well as the company’s editorial research, business data collection operations and Washington bureau. He also […]
Mansfield, former Lansing State Journal biz editor, dies
Duncan Mansfield, who was the business editor of the Lansing State Journal in Michigan in the 1980s, has died at the age of 62 from pancreatic cancer. An AP story states, “Mansfield served as AP’s Knoxville correspondent from 1989 to 2009, focusing on breaking news and enterprise in east Tennessee. He was the news cooperative’s […]
McIntosh, news editor of Funiture/Today, dies at 60
Longtime Furniture/Today news editor Jay McIntosh, who also covered business news for the Charlotte Observer, died Friday at the age of 60. A Furniture/Today story states, “McIntosh joined Furniture/Today in 1991 as a staff writer from the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C., where he was a business writer. At the Observer, he wrote a personal […]
Jacobs, former AP biz reporter, dies at 37
Stevenson Jacobs, a former Associated Press business reporter, died Monday from a heart attack. He was 37. An AP story states, “Jacobs, who was a partner and head of business development at the investment fund ShearLink Capital, died from an apparent heart attack Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, according to his wife, […]
WSJ reporter Bird’s death ruled a drowning
The death of Wall Street Journal reporter David C. Bird, who was missing for 14 months, has been ruled an accidental drowning by a fall into the Passaic River. Peggy Wright of the Daily Record writes, “‘We’re thankful he was found but the reality and the finality of that is hard to deal with,’ widow […]
Sarah Lacy remembers former Memphis Biz Journal editor
Pando Daily founder Sarah Lacy remembers working for Memphis Business Journal editor Bill Wellborn in a first-person essay on the newspaper’s website. Lacy writes, “You always knew where you stood with Bill. It may not feel good, but there was no mystery. And when he believed in you, it felt so much more amazing because […]
WSJ’s Hamblin remembered for energy, optimism
Jennifer Smith of The Wall Street Journal remembers Seth Hamblin, the deputy global head of visuals at The Journal, who died of a heart attack on Sunday after running a race. Smith writes, “Mr. Hamblin previously worked at the Washington Post, where he was national graphics editor from 2000 to 2007. “Known for his energy, […]
WSJ’s Seth Hamblin dies at 46
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following announcement to the staff on Monday: I’m deeply sorry to have to tell you that Seth Hamblin, our much–loved and –admired colleague and friend, died suddenly on Sunday morning. Seth, a man of industrious energy and charming gentility, passed away after running a race. […]
Legendary Detroit labor writer Fogel has died
Helen Fogel, who covered labor for the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press, died earlier this month at the age of 84. Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit writes, “Eric D. Lawrence of the Free Press writes that Fogel also helped land the first union contract for editorial employees at the Detroit News. “Charles Fogel, […]
Editor who brought Bloomberg to Canada has died
Kevin Doyle, who helped launch Bloomberg News in Canada, died earlier this month at the age of 72. A story by the Canadian Press states, “Doyle began his career as a reporter with the Windsor Star, worked as a parliamentary and foreign correspondent with The Canadian Press, then as managing editor at Maclean’s. “After becoming […]
