Last member of Reuter family dies
Marguerite, Baroness de Reuter, a European aristocrat from a bygone age and last survivor of the family that founded the international news agency, died on Sunday aged 96, Reuters is reporting. The Reuters story stated, “He said Swiss-born Marguerite, a widow for more than 40 years, was intensely proud of the family link with Reuters, […]
Former AP labor reporter Walker dead
Norman Walker, who covered the labor beat for the Associated Press from 1945 to 1963, has died, according to an AP story. He was 96. The AP story stated, “Walker began his career with the AP in 1934 in New Orleans, where he helped cover the assassination of Huey Long. Walker later served as Baton […]
Kristof remembers former NYTimes biz editor Lee
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times writes Wednesday about his former boss, Times business editor John Lee, who died Tuesday night. Kristoff writes, “In the fall of 1984, the business editor of The New York Times was John Lee, and he was aggressively cleaning out dead wood and hiring young reporters to compete more […]
Former NYTimes biz editor dies; launched 1st standalone biz section
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Former New York Times business editor John M. Lee died Tuesday in Connecticut due to complications resulting from surgery. In 1978, under the direction of Lee, the Times started Business Day, considered the first standalone business section of a mainstream metro daily. The move by one of the nation’s most well-respected […]
Former Journal of Commerce, AP and Bond Buyer reporter dies
Ripley Watson Jr., who covered business for The Journal of Commerce, the Associated Press and Bond Buyer, has died at the age of 86. A Journal of Commerce story stated that Watson’s journalism career “spanned more than three decades, died Dec. 28 in Westminster, Md. He was 86. Â “Watson worked for 19 years at […]
Rampe, WSJ and NYT editor, dies at 60
David Rampe, an editor at the New York Times who worked in its business desk and also worked as an editor at The Wall Street Journal, died Wednesday in New York. He was 60. An obituary in the International Herald Tribune states, “Rampe worked for The Times for nearly three decades. He was previously an […]
Reuters legend Spiegelman dies
Art Spiegelman, one of Reuters’ greatest correspondents who was Los Angeles bureau chief for years and a senior correspondent in New York for decades, passed away Saturday. Betty Wong, managing editor for Reuters America, wrote to the staff: “It is with heavy heart that I share news with you that Art passed away last night […]
Founder of Florida business mag dies
Harris Mullen, who founded the Florida Trend business magazine 50 years ago, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Jeff Houck of the Tampa Tribune writes, “In 1946, after graduating from Duke as an ensign in the Naval ROTC, Mullen returned to Tampa to be a reporter at The Tampa Tribune. “In 1949, he jumped […]
Kavanaugh, host of radio financial advice show, dies at 57
Mike Kavanaugh, who hosted the popular Money Matters financial advice show on WSB radio in the Atlanta market, died Saturday from a heart attack. He was 57. Condace Pressley of WSB writes, “In addition to local radio and TV, Mike worked in the early days of CNN both as a radio anchor for daily business […]
Former Inquirer biz reporter dies
Larry Fish, a former business reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, died this past weekend. He was 56. Anthony Wood of the Inquirer writes, “Typical of Mr. Fish’s wit was a brief 1990 item about the papier-mache landmarks depicting the Pep Boys, Manny, Moe and Jack. In an antismoking gesture, the cigar was being removed from […]
