Preston, longtime Bloomberg reporter, dies
Darrell Preston, a longtime business journalist who had been with Bloomberg News for the past 16 years, died on Monday at the age of 55. Preston had been with Bloomberg since November 2000, working in the Dallas bureau and covering public finance, state and local politics, government and public policy. His last story was on […]
Bunnell, inventor of tech media, dies at 69
David Bunnell, the founder of PC Magazine, PC World and MacWorld magazine, has died at the age of 69. Harry McCracken of Fast Company writes, “Bunnell wanted a share of ownership in Personal Computing; when Benwill wouldn’t give it to him, he walked after just a few issues had been published. (The magazine continued on without […]
Adweek’s O’Leary dies at 59
Noreen O’Leary, who has been a journalist at Adweek since 1985, died Saturday at the age of 59 due to cancer. Michael Burgi and David Gianatasio of Adweek write, “In 1985, she joined Adweek, and over the ensuing decades, she more than earned her reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and recognized agency reporters. Her stories […]
Loeb winner Miller dies at 78
Tom Miller, a West Virginia journalist whose series on absentee land ownership in the state won a Loeb Award, died Saturday at the age of 78. Brad McIlhenny of Metro News writes, “Miller’s 1975 series ‘Who Owns West Virginia,’ which explored dominant absentee land ownership, earned national recognition by winning the Gerald Loeb Award in 1975 for […]
WSJ’s Bill Mathewson: An editor’s editor
Don Moffitt and his wife Ellen Graham are distinguished former Wall Street Journal editors who knew Bill Mathewson well. Here is what they wrote about Mathewson, who worked at the Journal from 1969 to 2007 and died this weekend: Bill Mathewson struck others of his generation at The Wall Street Journal as an editor’s editor. The […]
Mathewson, longtime WSJ writer and editor, dies at 76
William Mathewson, who worked at The Wall Street Journal from 1969 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 76 after an illness. Mathewson worked as a senior special writer and a senior editor at the paper. A U.S. Army veteran, he graduated from Yale University in 1961 and from Harvard Business School in 1965. An […]
Jacksonville Business Journal print editor Ward dies at 66
Robert Ward, the print editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal, died Thursday at the age of 66 after a four-year battle with cancer. Timothy Gibbons, the editor of the Business Journal, writes, “Ward spent more than a decade working at the Jacksonville Business Journal, where he started as associate editor in 2003 and became managing […]
Tracey, former Reuters.com editor, dies
Brian Tracey, the former editor of Reuters.com and a longtime business journalist, died this weekend of a heart attack. “Those of you who worked with him knew Brian as a devoted newsman, fierce advocate, friendly ear around the newsroom and the proudest father ever, to his daughter Amanda,” said Dan Colarusso, executive editor of Reuters […]
Kay, Daily Business Review reporter, dies at 54
Julie Kay, a reporter for the Daily Business Review in South Florida, died Sunday at the age of 54 after battling ovarian cancer. Monika Gonzalez Mesa of the Daily Business Review writes, “For Kay, journalism was a kind of medicine for the soul. She reveled in finding ‘juicy’ story ideas as business of law reporter at […]
Ezell, former Times-Union biz editor, dies at 72
Wayne Ezell, a former business editor at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, died Sunday in a bicycle accident at the age of 72. Teresa Stepzinski of the Times-Union writes, ” “Mr. Ezell was a well-respected journalist. “‘Wayne Ezell was the ultimate journalist. Reporter, editor, publisher, reader advocate and editorial writer, he personified the best in journalism. His […]
