Remembering Jim Brady

Crain’s New York Business editorial director Greg David writes Sunday about well-known journalist James Brady, who died last week and wrote a column for the business newspaper for 21 years, from 1984 to 2005.

David writes, “Jim always got the biggest response for his columns attacking George W. Bush, a sign of how his liberal views meshed with those of most New Yorkers. I always believed the strength of his column was his unmatched knowledge of 50 years of fashion, media and sports in the city. He gave Crain’s a depth we would have otherwise lacked.

“Now that I have been around New York for a while, I use Jim’s work as a role model for my column, which runs on this page. I define my mission as using what I know about the economy, politics, business and journalism to provide context, inform, prod and even exasperate readers.

“I have also worked very hard over my career to match the seamless, smooth and seemingly effortless prose Jim could create in almost no time at all. I still have quite a ways to go.”

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