Morgenthaler, former WSJ reporter, dies at 72
Eric Morgenthaler, a well-known Wall Street Journal reporter known for his quirky stories and leads, such as the 1979 lead about a steel producer, has died at the age of 72. Morgenthaler died in Kansas City on Friday due to a rare form of bone marrow cancer. It was Morgenthaler who in 1979 began a […]
Man charged in bike accident that killed Kiplinger editor
A 27-year-old bicyclist has been charged with disobeying a traffic device after police said he fatally struck a woman who had worked for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for 40 years, reports the Washington Post. Peter Hermann of The Post writes, “Zakkai Stanley Kauffman-Rogoff of Northwest Washington was issued a citation, said Aquita Brown, a spokeswoman for D.C. […]
Markowitz, former Pittsburgh Tribune-Review biz editor, dies at 85
Jack Markowitz, the former business editor of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, died Tuesday at the age of 85. Chris Togneri of the paper writes, “When Jack Markowitz came to the Tribune-Review in 1978, he brought instant credibility to the business desk and a unique ability to mix humor with expertise in explaining complex issues. “‘He was a […]
Editor at Kiplinger’s dies after being hit by bicycle
Jane Bennett Clark, a senior editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, died Friday after being hit by a bicycle, reports Martin Weil of the Washington Post. Weil writes, “The Kiplinger site said Clark covered ‘all facets of retirement’ and wrote a bimonthly column that took a fresh and sometimes provocative look at approaches to life after a career. […]
How Kangas helped “Nightly Business Report” viewers
Howard Cohen of The Miami Herald writes about how “Nightly Business Report” anchor Paul Kangas, who died Tuesday at the age of 79, helped his viewers. Cohen writes, “As news of Kangas’ declining health spread, Linda O’Bryon, founding ‘Nightly Business Report’ executive editor and the original co-anchor who shared that duty with Kangas for years, […]
Remembering Kangas of “Nightly Business Report”
“Nightly Business Report” anchor Paul Kangas, who died on Tuesday, was remembered on the show on Wednesday night.
Kangas, former “Nightly Business Report” anchor, dies at 79
Paul Kangas, co-anchor of the popular public television show “Nightly Business Report” from 1979 to 2009, died Tuesday at the age of 79. He had recently been in a hospice. Kangas, whose trademark phrase ending the show wished viewers the “best of good buys,” was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with […]
“Bulls and Bears” pays tribute to Buttner
The Fox News show “Bulls and Bears” paid tribute on Saturday to its former host Brenda Buttner, who died earlier this week at the age of 55. Said Dagen McDowell, who sat in for Buttner on Saturday: “She made us all better people, in work and in life. Brenda brought boundless energy and joy to everything […]
Buttner, Fox News biz journalist, dies at 55
Brenda Buttner, the longtime host of Fox News’ “Bulls & Bears,” died Monday after a battle with cancer, reports Kate Feldman of the New York Daily News. She was 55. Feldman writes, “The financial reporter, who graduated from Harvard University in 1983 and spent two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, got her professional […]
Remembering biz journalism legend Chris Byron
Gregory Menti of The Weston Forum in Connecticut writes about business journalist Chris Byron, who died last month. Menti writes, “Byron’s most successful book was his 2002 unauthorized biography of Martha Stewart, called Martha Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart. It was a New York Times bestseller and was made into a TV movie starring Cybill […]
