Former auto writer dies; covered beat for 50 years
Albert Fleming, who covered the auto industry for a number of publications, including the Detroit Free Press, has died. He was 78. Eric Lawrence of the Free Press writes, “David Smith, a former business editor at the Free Press and currently editor at large of the monthly Ward’s Auto World in Southfield, remembered Mr. Fleming […]
Bloomberg Magazine editor dies
Frederic Wiegold, a senior editor at Bloomberg Markets magazine, died this weekend, according to an internal e-mail obtained by Talking Biz News that was sent to the staff. “He was an amazingly talented editor, as anyone who had the pleasure of having copy handled by him can attest,” wrote Michael Nol, an editor at Bloomberg. “He’ll be […]
Former Fort Worth biz reporter dies
June Johnson, a business reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, died earlier this month from a heart attack. She was 67. Maira Garcia writes, “Born Mary June Harms on Oct. 7, 1940, in Duncan, Okla., Mrs. Johnson graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1962 with a degree in journalism. She worked in Washington, D.C., […]
Bergen Record biz reporter dies at 46
Martha McKay, a business reporter for the Bergen Record in New Jersey, has died at the age of 46 from cancer, according to a recent story in the paper. Jay Levin writes, “Whether interpreting telecom companies’ earnings reports or putting gadgets such as the latest cellphones or floor-cleaning robots to the test, Ms. McKay brought […]
Sun-Sentinel assistant biz editor dies at 61 from cancer
Lynn Gomez, an assistant business editor at The South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, has died at the age of 61 after battling cancer. Sun-Sentinel staff writer Julie Patel writes, “After working for Reuters in London and New York, she moved back to Florida to be closer to her family in 1994. She joined the […]
Pulitzer-winning biz reporter dies at 92
Business reporter Austin C. Wehrwein, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for writing about the Canadian economy in the Milwaukee Sentinel, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Journal Sentinel reporter Amy Rabideau Silvers writes, “Wehrwein won the prize for international reporting, writing a 25-part series called ‘Canada’s New Century.’ Wehrwein died of natural […]
Former NY Post, LA Herald Examiner biz editor dies at 80
Jack Searles, the former business editor of the New York Post and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, has died at the age of 80, according to a post on an LA Times blog. His son, Michael Searles, writes, “When the Mirror folded, Jack went to work for the L.A. Times as a general assignment reporter. […]
Thriving on grit and passion
Jim Kelly of the Pacific Business News writes Friday about the paper’s founder and former editor, George Mason, who died earlier this week at 84. Kelly wrote, “In 1971, PBN sued the state of Hawaii to collect 94 cents interest on a bill for an advertisement that the state was nearly five months late in […]
Former BusinessWeek Washington bureau chief dies at 61
Lee Walczak, who worked at BusinessWeek for three decades and was its Washington bureau chief for 20 years, died Friday due to pancreatic cancer. He was 61, according to a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The story stated, “At Business Week, his career spanned 37 years, starting as an editorial trainee in the Washington […]
Founder of Honolulu biz newspaper dies at 84
George Mason, who helped found the Pacific Business News newspaper in Honolulu back in 1963 and served as its editor for 16 years, died Monday at his home. He was 84. The weekly newspaper was sold to American City Business Journals in 1984. A story on the paper’s web site stated, “Playing a hunch that […]
