Triplett, Bloomberg journalist and NLGJA president, dies
Michael Triplett, a Bloomberg journalist and president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, died earlier this month from cancer. He was 48. Adam Bernstein of The Washington Post writes, “At his death, Mr. Triplett was an assistant managing editor for the Daily Tax Report at Bloomberg BNA. “He had spent about 12 years […]
Littell, who helped FT and Marketwatch.com start Euro news site, dies
Andrew Littell, who in 2000 helped the Financial Times and MarketWatch.com start a business-news website, has died. He was 44. Laurence Arnold of Bloomberg News writes, “In 2000, as head of corporate finance for the Financial Times Group Ltd., Littell helped create Financial Times MarketWatch.com Ltd., a joint venture with MarketWatch.com that established a real-time news […]
Former biz journal publisher, ACBJ exec dies
George Guthinger, who was publisher of The Business Review in Albany for nine years before becoming an executive with American City Business Journals, died last week. He was 70. A story on the Business Review website states, “He had an 18-year career with General Electric Broadcasting before becoming publisher of what was then known as […]
Pulitzer-winning biz journalist Wehrwein dies
Austin C. Wehrwein, a business reporter who brought home a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting to The Milwaukee Journal, died earlier this week at the age of 92. Amy Rabideau Silversof the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes, “Wehrwein won the prize for international reporting, writing a 25-part series called ‘Canada’s New Century.’ Wehrwein died of natural causes […]
Heaster, former KC Star biz editor, dies
Jerry Heaster, a former business editor of the Kansas City Star and former president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, died on Wednesday. Diane Stafford of the Star writes, “‘We have lost a great journalist and a wonderful friend,’ said Steve Shirk, managing editor of The Star. ‘He loved his dialogue with […]
South Carolina biz journalist dies at 39
Sam Gresock, a former business journalist for The State in Columbia, S.C., died this weekend of a heart attack. He was 39. John Monk of The State writes, “‘I always admired Sam and thought he was a very good journalist,’ said former State executive business editor and columnist Grant Jackson. “‘He was dedicated to reporting […]
Former Sun-Times biz reporter Moore dies
Patricia Moore, a former business reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, died July 6 from Alzheimer’s. Maureen O’Donnell of the Sun-Times writes, “She stayed until the paper folded in 1978, moving on to the Sun-Times, where she worked until the mid-1990s as a real estate writer and business reporter. “‘She knew all of those people, like […]
Reno, former Newsday biz columnist, dies at 72
Robert Reno, who wrote a column for Newsday’s business section until retiring in 2003, died at the age of 72. He was the brother of former attorney general Janet Reno. An Associated Press story states, “Another sister, Maggy Hurchalla, says her brother died Saturday at the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center […]
WSJ reporter Ybarra dies in fall at Yosemite
Michael J. Ybarra, an extreme-sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal‘s Leisure & Arts page, died this weekend on a recreational climb of the Sawtooth Ridge, a rugged area near Yosemite National Park. He was 45. Larry Gordon of the Los Angeles Times writes, “In a statement, the Wall Street Journal described Ybarra as ‘an […]
Remembering Randi Weinstein’s passion for business journalism
Don Henninger, the publisher of the Phoenix Business Journal, writes about the paper’s managing editor, Randi Weinstein, who died last week at the age of 40. Henninger writes, “She had been with the paper for the past 12 years, and was our managing editor for the past six. Three words will forever come to mind […]
