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 The Associated Press and a total of 15 years at The Bond Buyer and The Journal of Commerce, where he worked from the late Seventies to the mid-Eighties. For eight years, he was an account executive at Carl Byoir & Associates, a public relations agency.
Â
“A Jersey City native, he was the fifth generation of his family to graduate from Rutgers College, where he was editor of the college newspaper and played football.”
Read more here. Here’s an oral history interview Watson did with Rutgers in 1999.
Bloomberg Media has rolled out the second installment of its “Context Changes everything” brand campaign,…
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and driven investigative reporter to join our…
John Corrigan, who left The Wall Street Journal a year ago, is joining the Los…
This reporter covers affordability topics important to Long Islanders, with particular emphasis on “the cost…
"Wall Street Week," which airs on Bloomberg Television, is changing its format. In the current…
The NYSE TV Booking Producer supports a live, news-like program, broadcast from the New York…