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 known retail reporters, Radigan covered the movers and shakers in the industry from Hy Berkowitz, whose Rogers was famous as one […]
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 1967 and, after a stint as a general assignment reporter, covered federal court and city hall. The newspaper heralded him in […]
Former BusinessWeek managing editor Dierdorff dies
Jack Dierdorff, who was managing editor of BusinessWeek magazine and worked at the McGraw-Hill publication for 37 years, has died. Former BusinessWeek editor in chief Stephen Shepard wrote on his Facebook page that Dierdorff died Thursday after a long illness. “He was a close colleague at Business Week for many years, a committed journalist who […]
Longtime Miami Herald biz columnist Russell dies
James Russell, who wrote a financial column for the Miami Herald for 42 years, has died at the age of 91. Elinor Brecher of The Herald writes, “James Russell, a seasoned wire-service reporter when he arrived at the Miami Herald in 1957, used to tell this story about how shortly thereafter, he became the newspaper’s […]
Fortune colleagues remember John Curran
There are some nice quotes from Fortune journalists Carol Loomis and Bethany McLean about their former colleague, John Curran, who died last week at the age of 59, in the obituary on WestportNow.com. Here they are: Carol Loomis of Fortune, the longest serving employee in the history of Time Inc. and a highly awarded financial […]
Bloomberg News editor Curran dies at 59
John J. Curran, a Bloomberg News editor who previously was a longtime journalist at Fortune and editor of Mutual Funds magazine, has died. He was 59. Charles Stevens of Bloomberg writes, “In a career spanning more than three decades in New York, Curran wrote and edited stories on investing, banking, Wall Street and regulation. He […]
NY Daily News real estate writer dies
Jason Sheftell, a prolific real estate reporter for the New York Daily News, died this weekend at the age of 46. Edgar Sandoval and Corky Siemaszko of The Daily News write, “‘He had an enthusiasm and a zest for life that was infectious,’ Myler said. ‘He was probably the most popular guy in the newsroom — everybody loved […]
Biz reporter Stanley Cohen dies at 93
Stanley Cohen, the longtime Washington editor of Advertising Age, died earlier this month at the age of 93. A story on the National Press Club website states, “An elevator ride away from the Club was Cohen’s Advertising Age office, where he was the Washington editor from 1943-1984. He retired as a corporate vice president of […]
Colleagues, Wall Street friends and readers remember Abelson
Barron’s has collected a series of remembrances about Alan Abelson, its former editor and longtime columnist who died last week at the age of 87. Here is one from Rhonda Brammer, a former Barron’s contributing editor: The Barron’s magazine I joined in the early 1980s, back in the days of ticker tape and martini lunches, […]
A giant in business journalism
Howard Gold writes for Marketwatch.com about why Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson, who died last week at the age of 87, was one of the greatest business journalists of all time. Gold writes, “In a field not known for its humor (Allan Sloan being a notable exception), Abelson’s wit was dry and sly, and he had […]
