LA Times names Colker new assistant business editor

Los Angeles Times business editor John Corrigan sent out the following announcement to the staff on Monday:

“Over the years we’ve relied on David Colker for brightly written takes on everything from Bratz dolls to discount caskets. Today, I’m happy to report that David is being promoted to assistant business editor, effective immediately.

“David is one of the pioneers of technology reporting, creating The Times’ first technology column — Cyberia — way back in the mid-1990s. More recently, he has been a key member of the technology team, reporting on the latest advances in computers, music devices, social networking and even those old-fashioned television sets.

“In his new position, David will anchor our late desk. His duties will include scrambling coverage on late-breaking stories and keeping the Business blogs and website fresh and interesting in the afternoon and evening hours.

“A graduate of Penn State University, David is a former radio disc jockey whose byline first captured notice at the old Herald Examiner in the mid-1980s. He joined The Times in 1988, serving in a variety of roles in Business and features. In 1996 he was assigned to prepare the obituary for an ailing Timothy Leary. Taking the job with characteristic gusto, David managed to be at Leary’s bedside when he passed, thus making it unnecessary to attribute the LSD impresario’s last words.”

View Comments

Joe May says:
April 13, 2010 at 1:02 pm
You did an article on Friday August 14, 1992 in Reseda California on a house that had a large koi pond in the back yard. I found that article in the house yesterday. At the time the house was owned by Bob Bonner & Jeff Hershfield. Jeff has passed away and Bob has moved upstate. Me and my wife now own the home and are very happy here. I just thought that you might like to see how the house has changed?