Former NYPost biz editor may land at Portfolio

John Koblin of The New York Observer reports Wednesday that former New York Post business editor Dan Colarusso, who abrupty quit the paper last week, may land at Conde Nast Portfolio.

Koblin wrote, “Before he took over the Post’s city section, Mr. Colarusso, a Brooklyn native, was the paper’s business editor, where he managed a far smaller staff—about a dozen people, compared with the city desk’s 75 writers. Most reporters contacted by Off the Record said he was widely respected there.

“‘He’s a fantastic guy and a fantastic editor and a fantastic guy to work for,’ said Tim Arango, a New York Times business reporter who worked with Mr. Colarusso at the Post. ‘He had a great sense for business news.’ In fact, right before he accepted the city editor job early this year, Mr. Colarusso was interviewing to take over as the editor of Porfolio.com, according to a source familiar with the discussions. And since he quit the Post last week, his name has again been floated at Portfolio, a Condé Nast source said.”

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