Ex-SF Chronicle biz columnist dies
Henry Schacht, who wrote a column on the front of the San Francisco Chronicle’s business section about the agriculture business for nearly four decades, died March 30 at the age of 95. Carolyn Jones of the Chronicle writes, “Mr. Schacht’s first job was conducting an on-campus radio broadcast for an agriculture office at the university. […]
Former Oregon biz editor dies
Peggyann Hutchinson, the business editor at the Medford Mail Tribune from 1986 to 1988, died Monday at the age of 82. Paul Fattig of the Mail Tribune writes, “In 2007, she was given the Communicator of Achievement award by the National Federation of Press Women. Among her other many awards was the 1970 Emmy Award […]
Longtime Ohio biz journalist dies at 66
Homer Brickey Jr., a longtime business journalist for the Toledo Blade, died Saturday from a brain tumor. He was 66. Mark Zaborney of the Blade writes, “Mr. Brickey wrote a weekly business column for nearly two decades — amassing more than 800 columns, he estimated in the final regular column on Dec. 30, 2008. The […]
Arizona Republic biz reporter dies
Glen Creno, who was an Arizona Republic business reporter now covering general assignment, died Saturday at the age of 59. Laurie Merrill and Luci Scott write, “He started his career in Phoenix in 1981 as a reporter for The Phoenix Gazette. When the papers merged in 1995, he joined The Republic, covering retail and real […]
Former Austin biz editor, columnist dies
Michele Kay, the business editor at the Austin American-Statesman from 1989 to 1991 who was also a business columnist and business reporter at the paper, died Wednesday from brain cancer. Chuck Lindell of the American-Statesman writes, “‘She was a good reporter — tough as nails, without fear or favor,’ said Austin political consultant Bill Miller, […]
Pennsylvania biz reporter dies
Jeff McCready, a longtime business reporter at the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat in Pennsylvania, died Sunday at the age of 68 from lung cancer. Arlene Johns of the paper writes, “McCready was a general assignment reporter until settling into the labor and industry beat. He took each assignment seriously and always did his best to produce fair […]
Remembering Sandy Sanchez
Donna Tuttle, the projects coordinator at the San Antonio Business Journal, remembers her colleague, special projects editor Sandra Lowe Sanchez, who died Tuesday after suffering from cancer. Tuttle writes, “Her career and legacy at the Business Journal touched many lives. She was a passionate professional, a kindhearted friend and colleague, a proud mother and wife, […]
San Antonio biz journalist Sanchez dies
Sandra Lowe Sanchez, the special report editor for the San Antonio Business Journal, passed away from complications due to cancer early Tuesday morning, Jan. 25. A story on its site states, “Sandra, or Sandy as we called her in the newsroom, was a long-time journalist, beginning her career in the Boston area in 1984 where […]
Former WSJ "Business and Race" columnist dies
Leon Wynter, who wrote the “Business and Race” column for The Wall Street Journal from 1989 to 1999, died on Tuesday due to brain cancer. He was 57. Richard Prince writes, “Wynter was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2008 and had been undergoing treatment at the National Institutes of Health on the outskirts of Washington, […]
Woman who became biz reporter at age 65 dies
Jean Morgan, who took a job as a business reporter of the Daytona Beach News-Journal in Florida when she was 65, died Friday in Michigan at the age of 85. Andrew Gant of the News-Journal writes, “Morgan, the knowledgeable ‘newsroom dictionary’ who brought flowers into the office each week, died Friday in Waterford, Mich., where […]
