Friend, CEO of real estate news service Bisnow, dies at 33
Will Friend, the CEO of commercial real estate news service Bisnow, died Sunday at the age of 33 after being struck by lightning. Ethan Rothstein and Mark F. Bonner of Bisnow write, “Friend was the CEO of the company for the last seven years, overseeing its growth to include 650 annual digital and live events in 50 international […]
Tadesse, former Reuters correspondent in Ethiopia, dies at 92
Tsegaye Tadesse, a former Reuters correspondent in Ethiopia who had a front row seat to history, has died at 92. Barry Malone and Tiksa Negeri of Reuters write, “But it was at Reuters news agency, which hired him in 1975 and where he would work for almost 35 years, that Tsegaye believed he did his best […]
Aldinger, who covered the Pentagon for Reuters, dies at 84
Charles Aldinger, who spent 25 years covering the Pentagon for Reuters, died June 27 at the age of 84. An obituary states, “He turned his love of storytelling into a 50-year career in journalism. His early days as a cub reporter for the Charleston News and Courier introduced him to seasoned colleagues who taught him essentials […]
Hooker, former editor of New England Business Magazine, dies at 79
Kenneth Hooker Jr., longtime editor of New England Business Magazine, died June 20 at the age of 79. He was also a business editor at The Hartford Courant. A Courant story states, “Hooker’s ex-wife, Elaine Jackson, said Wednesday that she recalled both were hired at The Courant in September 1969. “‘He got obits and was […]
Baldwin, funder of South Carolina’s biz journalism program, dies
Ken Baldwin Jr., who funded the business journalism program at the University of South Carolina, died on June 13 at the age of 96. Barbara Ball of The Voice of Blythewood writes, “A University of South Carolina Alumnus with a degree in journalism (B.A., 1949) and former business editor, Baldwin believed today’s journalists must be business […]
Plumb, former Automotive News reporter and editor, dies at 97
Charles R. “Dick” Plumb, who was a former Automotive News reporter and editor, died peacefully at his home in South Carolina on May 8. He was 97. An Automotive News story states, “Early in his career, Plumb worked as a reporter and editor for several small daily and weekly newspapers in Michigan, including The Michigan Daily, Huron […]
Celebrated associate FT editor Gardner passes away
David Gardner, the international affairs editor and associate editor at the Financial Times, died earlier this week. He was 69. He joined the paper in 1978 and has worked mainly as a foreign correspondent, a regional specialist, or writer on international affairs. Roula Khalaf, the FT editor, in an internal email announcing his death, wrote: […]
Levine, former Dow Jones News Fund president, has died
Dow Jones News Fund president Shirley Caswell sent out the following on Thursday: Dear DJNF Family, It saddens me to report that longtime DJNF board president Richard J. Levine died this week after a brief illness. Dick, who retired as board president eight months ago but remained active as a director, was a reporting intern in the […]
Democrat-Gazette biz journalist Steed dies at 62
Stephen Steed, a business journalist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, died Sunday at the age of 62. Kyle Massey of Arkansas Business writes, “He was 62 and lived in Little Rock. For the past few weeks he had been working as the wire service editor for the Democrat-Gazette’s business section. He had been working from home amid […]
Cerrilli, associate editor of Pittsburgh Biz Times, dies at 68
Richard Cerrilli, the associate editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, died unexpectedly on March 13 at the age of 68. Ethan Lott of the Business Times writes, “Prior to returning to his native Pittsburgh in 1991, he worked in a variety of publishing positions in Los Angeles, New York and Puerto Rico. He graduated from Monaca […]
