Washington Biz Journal names new publisher

Peter Abrahams

Peter Abrahams has been hired as the new publisher of the Washington Business Journal, effective Nov. 1.

Editor Doug Fruehling writes, “Abrahams, 53, will take over Nov. 1 from James MacGregor, who has served in the role for four years. MacGregor was recently named vice president of local markets for American City Business Journals Inc., the parent company of the Washington Business Journal.

“‘I’ve been an avid reader of the Business Journal for my whole career in Washington,’ Abrahams said. ‘So it’s incredibly exciting to be able to join the team and continue their great work.’

“Abrahams was the founding publisher of DC magazine, a monthly luxury magazine that debuted in 2005, for 12 years. He was also a partner in Atlanta-based Modern Luxury, which publishes the magazine and other titles around the country.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.