Many benefitted from McNichol's reporting
Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger in Newark writes about Bloomberg News reporter Dunstan McNichol, who died suddenly at his home Tuesday at the age of 54. Nutt writes, “Readers may not remember the byline, but anyone who drives a car, has a child in school or ever needed workman’s compensation, still reaps the benefits […]
Turpin, pioneer of real estate reporting, dies at 91
Dick Turpin, one of the pioneers of real estate journalism, died last week at age 91, reports Dick Barnes, the former real estate editor of the Los Angeles Times. Barnes writes, “He was a kind, gentle man, and he had lived a long, full life, a life of service — to his country, to his […]
First female on NYT biz desk dies at 100
Clare M. Reckert, the first female financial reporter at the New York Times, died last week at the age of 100. Reckert had worked on the business desk for 44 years until retiring in 1981. Jack O’Dwyer writes, “She was the first female financial writer at the NYT and for many years used the byline […]
Former West Virginia biz editor dies
Edward Peeks, the former business editor at the Charleston Gazette in West Virginia, died Sunday at the age of 90. A story on the paper’s site states, “Peeks was a reporter and editor for the Gazette from July 1963 to October 1985. When he retired, he was the newspaper’s business/labor editor. “In 1992, Peeks joined […]
A relentless critic in his writing
Mark Hicks of the Detroit News remembers Jerry Flint, the longtime auto industry writer at Forbes who died earlier this month at 79. Hicks writes, “After becoming a senior editor and retiring in 1996, Mr. Flint became a Forbes columnist, writing a column for the magazine and its website called Backseat Driver. “‘He loved the […]
Former Oakland Tribune biz editor, columnist dies
Cliff Pletschet, whose personal investment columns appeared in the Oakland Tribune and other Bay Area News Group newspapers for more than 30 years until this spring, died Sunday in Oakland. He was 80. A story on the Contra Costa Times site states, “Pletschet also served as business editor for the Oakland Tribune, but his real […]
Remembering auto writer Jerry Flint
Outgoing Forbes editor William Baldwin writes Monday about longtime Forbes auto writer Jerry Flint, who died this weekend at the age of 79 after suffering a stroke. Baldwin writes, “One of his notions was that journalists, at least the sort that ruled the newsrooms of big newspapers a few decades ago, were too full of […]
A balance of skepticism and curiosity
Paul Eisenstein of TheDetroitBureau.com writes about Forbes auto writer Jerry Flint, who died this weekend at the age of 79. Eisenstein writes, “What no one can dispute is Jerry Flint’s love of the car business, and his ability to connect with the industry’s men and women, from the lowliest line worker to the loftiest of […]
Flint of Forbes, dean of auto writers, dies at 79
Jerry Flint, who has covered the auto industry since 1958 and who had been at Forbes since 1979, died Saturday from a stroke at the age of 79. He had won a Loeb Award in 2003. His son, Los Angeles Times reporter Joe Flint, writes on Forbes.com, “After serving in the Army for three years […]
Krebsbach, U.S. Banker executive editor, dies at 52
Karen Krebsbach, who retired as executive editor and international editor of U.S. Banker in 2008, died earlier this month from breast cancer. She was 52. An American Banker story states, “She joined U.S. Banker in 2002 as international editor and was promoted to executive editor of the magazine in 2004. In 2005, she was recognized […]
