WSJ’s Bill Mathewson: An editor’s editor
Don Moffitt and his wife Ellen Graham are distinguished former Wall Street Journal editors who knew Bill Mathewson well. Here is what they wrote about Mathewson, who worked at the Journal from 1969 to 2007 and died this weekend: Bill Mathewson struck others of his generation at The Wall Street Journal as an editor’s editor. The […]
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 the paper. A U.S. Army veteran, he graduated from Yale University in 1961 and from Harvard Business School in 1965. An […]
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 more than a decade working at the Jacksonville Business Journal, where he started as associate editor in 2003 and became managing […]
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, friendly ear around the newsroom and the proudest father ever, to his daughter Amanda,” said Dan Colarusso, executive editor of Reuters […]
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 was a kind of medicine for the soul. She reveled in finding ‘juicy’ story ideas as business of law reporter at […]
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. “‘Wayne Ezell was the ultimate journalist. Reporter, editor, publisher, reader advocate and editorial writer, he personified the best in journalism. His […]
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 in subject matters such as finances, corporate taxes and even nuclear energy flourished. H. Douglas Chaffin, Monroe Bank & Trust president […]
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. Jeff Harrington of the Tampa Bay Times writes, “In 1979, she became Times business editor, overseeing the growth of business coverage from […]
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 long at Crain’s Chicago Business but went on to become editor of two other Crain publications, Advertising Age (where he had […]
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 in 1973. In 1975 he joined Ad Age’s New York bureau and served as senior editor-financial. Yahn in 1978 relocated to […]
