Phillips, longtime Dow Jones CEO, dies at 92
Warren Phillips, who was CEO of Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. from 1975 to 1990 and earlier a journalist at the paper, died Friday at 92. James Hagerty of The Journal writes, “Mr. Phillips was CEO of Dow Jones from 1975 until the end of 1990. He retired as chairman of the company in […]
Scholl, former Barron’s West Coast editor, has died
Jaye Scholl, a longtime Barron’s staffer who was its West Coast editor, died this weekend. Scholl worked for Barron’s from 1982 to 2002. She was also a contributing writer for Alpha and Absolute Return magazines and served as communications director for a hedge fund marketing firm. Gail Gregg, a classmate of Scholl’s at Columbia, said in […]
Cordtz, ABC News economics editor in the 70s, dies at 92
Dan Cordtz, a longtime business journalist who was the economics editor for ABC News in the 1970s, died Saturday at the age of 92. Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican writes, “Kay Cordtz said during the inflation-riddled early and mid-’70s, ‘the three major networks employed not a single reporter trained and experienced in covering […]
McLeod, former WSJ digital leader, dies at 60
Gordon McLeod, an executive who helped The Wall Street Journal and other publications improve their digital offerings, died last month from cancer at the age of 60. James Hagerty of The Journal writes, “Mr. McLeod was president of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network from 2006 to 2010. In that post, he oversaw wsj.com and the […]
Wilkerson, Mergermarket reporter in Chicago, has died
Longtime business journalist David Wilkerson died this past weekend. He was 50. Wilkerson died in a house fire. Wilkerson most recently had been working in Chicago as a reporter for Dealreporter and Mergermarket. As a member of the technology, media and telecom team, he focused his coverage on media, including broadcast and cable television, radio, […]
Biz journalist Moskowitz dies at 91
Sophie Kunthara of the San Francisco Chronicle writes, “His career in journalism started in 1951, when he was hired as a copy boy at the Chicago Sun. He went on to work as a staff reporter for the Hearst wire service, International News Service, as well as Reuters and Advertising Age in London and New […]
Longtime consumer reporter Horowitz dies at 81
David Horowitz, whose “Fight Back!” syndicated program made him perhaps the best-known consumer reporter in the United State, has died. He was 81. An AP story states, “In 1987, Horowitz was taken hostage during a KNBC-TV broadcast by a gunman with mental problems. The journalist read the man’s statements on camera although the hostage-taker didn’t […]
Bloomberg News economics reporter Chandra has died
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait sent out the following on Thursday: It is with deep sadness that I have to write to you all about the sudden passing of our colleague and friend, Sho Chandra. She began her Bloomberg career in 1998 as a General Assignment and Consumer reporter in our Princeton bureau. In 2005, […]
InvestmentNews publisher Bisson insisted on one thing: Stories needed to be accurate
Keith Girard of RIABiz.com remembers retired InvestmentNews publisher Bill Bisson, who died last month at the age of 70. Girard writes, “He only insisted on one thing — the story had to be accurate. “His publishing philosophy was unheard of at a time when financial service journalism rarely rocked the boat. Bill always put readers first and let […]
Bisson, former Pensions & Investments publisher, dies at 70
William T. “Bill” Bisson Jr., former publisher of Crain’s publication Pensions & Investments, died Jan. 17 at the age of 70. A story on the publication’s website states, “That defense of editorial integrity often was directed at his staff, as well. “‘My favorite Bisson story is about that separation’ of advertising and editorial departments, former […]
