What a PR person learned from a business reporter
Melinda Williams, a public relations executive in suburban Philadelphia, writes about what she learned from Daily Local News business reporter Gretchen Metz, who died last week from pancreatic cancer. Williams writes, “Since most of my public relations accounts in Chester County fell into the business category, I had the opportunity to get to know the […]
Pennsylvania business reporter dies at 64
Gretchen Metz, a business reporter for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pa., for more than 24 yares has died this week from pancreatic cancer. She was 64. Michael Rellahan of the paper writes, “Metz covered every facet of business in the county during its period of enormous economic growth — from the opening […]
Aiken, former Cincy Enquirer biz editor, dies at 77
Scott Aiken, who was the business editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer in the 1970s, died Wednesday at the age of 77. Sheila McLaughlin of the Enquirer writes, “As business editor at The Enquirer, Mr. Aiken is credited with making that section more in-depth. “‘He got the business section onto a really good path,’ said Luke […]
Maya Jackson Randall remembered by her editor
Maya Jackson Randall, one of my star reporters at the Dow Jones Newswires/Wall Street Journal Washington bureau, died this week after a long fight with leukemia. Just 33 years old, Maya possessed a remarkable blend of dignity, calm and determination. All of us who knew her feel a great loss this week. (The photo is […]
Dow Jones/WSJ reporter dies of leukemia
Maya Jackson Randall, a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Washington, has died of leukemia. Randall covered financial and consumer issues. She had also worked at Money magazine and at McGraw-Hill Cos. as an assistant editor. The leukemia was apparently very aggressive. Randall had been tweeting as recently as December, […]
Saylor, former LA Times biz journalist, dies at 58
Mark Saylor, a former Los Angeles Times editor who oversaw a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles on corruption in the entertainment industry, died Friday of cancer. He was 58. Rebecca Trounson of The Times writes, “In 1998, as entertainment editor for The Times’ business section, Saylor worked with reporters Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik […]
Former Oregonian biz editor dies at 102
Mel Blais, the business editor for The Oregonian in Portland during the 1950s, died Friday at the age of 102. A story on The Oregonian website states, “‘Mel’ Blais was born Feb. 13, 1911, on a farm near Eugene. He graduated from Eugene High School in 1928 and from the University of Oregon in 1932 […]
Former WSJ AME Hinson dies
Dan Hinson, an assistant managing editor at The Wall Street Journal who retired in 1997, died on Monday. In an email to the staff on Tuesday, deputy managing editor Jim Pensiero writes, “Dan retired in 1997 after working for Dow Jones and the Journal for 42 years. He was one of the key people responsible […]
Parrish, former LA Times biz reporter, dies at 67
Michael Parrish, a former Los Angeles Times business reporter, died recently from liver failure at the age of 67. A story on its website states, “After moving to the Business section to report on the environment, Parrish was in Alaska on an unrelated assignment when the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in 1989, according to […]
Business columnist dies at 80
Marilyn Grein, who wrote the Saddleback Valley News’ Business Watch column for 16 years, died Saturday at the age of 80. Brooke Edwards Staggs of The Orange County Register writes, “A Detroit native, Grein had made her way to Orange County and was working as a receptionist when the Orange County Register bought Saddleback Valley […]
