WSJ DME Deogun serenaded by staff before departure to CNBC

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE

Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor Nik Deogun announced last month that he was leaving to become managing editor at CNBC.

On Wednesday, some of the paper’s staff serenaded him with the following goodbye lyrics. (There was also a version of “Hit the Road, Nik,” sung to the theme of the Ray Charles song.)

PRESENTED BY THE SIX STARS AND “MIKETTES”
1-13-10

Peter Jeffrey — vocals
Tim Layer — guitar
Dennis Berman — bass
Sam Enriquez — guitar
Dave Bamundo — drums
Mike Siconolfi — keyboard

SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY THE MIKETTES:

Robin Sidel
Jenny Strasburg
Kelly Evans

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“NIKKI, DON?T LOSE THAT NUMBER”
(with apologies to Steely Dan)

We hear you’re leaving, that’s OK
We had our wild time, like the Dow
You’re off to NBC’s cash cow
But if you have a change of heart

212 416 2000!!

Nikki, don’t lose that number
You don’t wanna call nobody else
Send it off in an email to yourself

Nikki, don’t lose that number
You don’t have to play for keeps
You’ll be sick of that Money Honey
By next fall’s sweeps

Gasparino’s having deja vu
He thought he’d left you years ago
He’ll want more Kudlow time and more dough
But you could have a change of heart

212 416 2000!!

Nikki, don’t lose that number
You don’t wanna call nobody else
Send it off in an iChat to yourself

Nikki, don’t lose that number
We’ll be waiting by the phone
You’ll be over that “friendly patter”
When you get home.

You tell yourself we’re not your kind
But you don’t even know your mind
And you could have a change of heart

212 416 2000!!

Nikki, don’t lose that number
You don’t wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a memo to yourself

Nikki, now, use that number
While we’ll still pick by the phone
You might notice you’ve got no ink stains
When you get home

Nikki don’t lose that number
Nikki don’t lose that number
Nikki don’t lose that number