Lacter, LA business journalist, dies at 59
Mark Lacter, a longtime business journalist in Los Angeles, died Wednesday at the age of 59 following a stroke. Jonathan Polakoff of the Los Angeles Business Journal writes, “Lacter was most recently a writer and editor at LA Observed, where he worked since 2006. He also wrote for Los Angeles magazine and contributed to business […]
Business journalist dies in bike accident
Longtime business journalist Thomas Steinert-Threlkeld has died at the age of 59 after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car in Connecticut. John Pirro of the News-Times writes, “Steinert-Threlkeld, 59, was editorial director at B2B Publishing and editor-in-chief of Edge of the Road, a website for cyclists. He was a journalist who […]
Longtime editor and publisher of New Hampshire biz paper dies
Don Madden, who for over 30 years was owner, publisher and editor of New Hampshire Business Review, died Sept. 29 at his home in New London. He was 84. A story on the Business Review’s website states, “For a time, he was a real estate developer in the Lakes Region, but in the early 1980s, […]
NY Post biz copy editor Walsh has died
Brenda Walsh, longtime chief of The New York Post’s business section copy desk, died Monday after a battle with cancer. She was 62. A story on the Post website states, “‘Brenda Walsh loved the New York Post, but Brenda would want everyone to know that she loved golf even more,’ Post Business Editor Rich Wilner […]
Former Louisville biz reporter Ward dies at 71
Joe Ward, a labor reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, died Thursday at the age of 71 from multiple myeloma. Andrew Wolfson of the Courier-Journal writes, “He joined The Courier-Journal in 1968 and over the years wrote hundreds of stories about strikes, burley prices and the never-ending search by farmers for a cash crop alternative to […]
Arkanas business journalist dies at 55
Patricia Ann May, the former editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, died last week at the age of 55. Jan Cottingham of Arkanas Business writes, “She was a 1976 graduate of Harrison High School and a 1980 graduate of the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. In 1988 she earned a […]
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 […]
