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 […]
The legacy of Alan Abelson’s life
John Kostrzewa, the business editor of the Providence Journal, writes about the biggest legacy that Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson leaves the world of financial journalism. Kostrzewa writes, “But in reading his obituary, here’s what caught my eye. He grew up in Queens and studied chemistry and English at City College of New York before earning […]
Why we will all miss Alan Abelson
Brooke Southall of RIABiz.com writes about why readers of Barron’s will really miss columnist Alan Abelson, who died earlier this week. Southall writes, “Often things happen on Fridays and his columns that appeared Saturday mornings always seemed to assimilate late-breaking reality —without the sense of last-minute appending. I often coughed up the five bucks for […]
Former Arizona biz columnist Heltsley dies
Ernie Heltsley, a business columnist and real estate reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, died May 4 in a hospice at age 79, reports the newspaper. Carmen Duarte writes, “John Bolton, who was Heltsley’s editor for several years, said he was a tenacious investigative reporter with deep knowledge about the key local players in business […]
Former KC Star biz editor Miller dies
Janet Miller, a former business editor of The Kansas City Star and Times, died Thursday. She was 65. A story in the Star stated, “Miller, who was 65, joined the newspaper in 1969 as a business reporter and copy editor. Part of her beat involved covering the Kansas City Stockyards. “Four years later, Miller was […]
