Former Forbes editor Michaels is dead
Former Forbes editor James Michaels, who ran the business magazine for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 86 from pneumonia, according to a story on the magazine’s web site. The story, written by Steve, Bob, Kip and Tim Forbes, said, “When he took the helm of Forbes in 1961–he had joined the […]
Arrests made in murder of PC World editor
Three men have been arrested in the killing of Rex Farrance, a senior technical editor for PC World in San Francisco, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Henry Lee wrote, “The men were each charged with two special circumstances that could result in the death penalty if they are convicted: murder in […]
Former Wisconsin State Journal biz reporter dies
Roger Gribble, a longtime reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal who was a business reporter during the latter part of his career, has died of cancer, according to a story in the paper. William Wineke wrote, “Even shortly before his death, he took telephone calls from friends wishing to say goodbye and dictated the words […]
Remembering Chet Currier
Peter Schacknow of CNBC writes about his remembrances of former AP and Bloomberg reporter and columnist Chet Currier, who died earlier this week. Schacknow wrote, “I had the privilege of working with Chet for 7-1/2 years at Bloomberg News, and read his investment columns for years before that, when he worked for the Associated Press. […]
Long-time AP, Bloomberg reporter Currier dies
Chet Currier, a well-known business journalist who wrote for the Associated Press and Bloomberg News, has died at the age of 62 after battling prostate cancer, according to a Bloomberg story. William Ahearn and Mark Schoifet wrote, “At AP, he wrote the daily stock market story that, until the explosion in coverage of financial news, […]
Mentor to business journalists dies
James J. Lydon, longtime editor of Electronic News and mentor for many of the most influential people in high technology business journalism, died due to complications from cancer, reports Richard Wallace of EE News. Wallace wrote, “A Korean war veteran, Jim Lydon joined the staff of Electronic News shortly after the newspaper was founded by Fairchild […]
Former Contra Costa biz editor dies at 63
John Leykam, who was the business editor at the Contra Costa Times decades ago, has died at the age of 63 after battling cancer, according to a story in the San Jose Mercury News. Denis Cuff wrote, “A native New Yorker, Leykam had ties with Catholic schools in New Rochelle, N.Y., where he grew up, […]
Chandler, Harvard prof who wrote about Poor, dead at 88
Alfred Chandler, the Harvard Business School professor whose early work on Henry Varnum Poor brought to light the work of one of business journalism pioneers, is dead at the age of 88. Chandler created the field of business history, and he helped former GM CEO Alfred Sloan write his famous autobiography “My Years with General […]
Business News Network anchor dies of colon cancer
Jim O’Connell, a business journalist on the Canadian Business News Network, has died from colon cancer that was detected in February, several Canadian newspapers have reported. He was 48. Business News Network is the Canadian equivalent of CNBC. The Canadian Press reported, “O’Connell helped launch Canada’s business channel Report on Business Television, now known as […]
SF Chronicle biz copy editor dies at 60
August Maggy, a copy editor for the San Francisco Chronicle’s business section, died after an illness. He was 60. An obituary in the Saturday Chronicle stated, “Mr. Maggy had been a copy editor for The Chronicle for almost 23 years, most recently for the Business section. Colleagues said he took pride in being an ‘old-school […]
