Marshall Loeb

Born|

Marshall Robert Loeb

(1929-05-30)May 30, 1929

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died| December 9, 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 88)

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Alma mater| University of Missouri
Occupation| Business journalist
Spouse|

Irmingard "Peggy" Loewe

(m. 1954; died 2010)​

Children| 2
Awards| Gerald Loeb Award
1975
1996

American writer (1929 – 2017)

Marshall Robert Loeb (May 30, 1929 – December 9, 2017) was an American author, editor, commentator and columnist specializing in business matters, who spent 38 years in the Time Inc. publication network which included service as managing editor of both Fortune and Money magazines. The New York Times called him "one of the most visible and influential editors in the magazine industry".[1]

## Biography

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Loeb grew up on the West Side of Chicago.[1] He was awarded a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.[2] After graduating, he was employed as a foreign correspondent in Germany and was hired as a reporter by St. Louis Globe-Democrat.[1] He took a position with Time where he worked from 1956 to 1980, writing and editing more than 130 cover articles during his time with the magazine.[1] He was named managing editor of Money magazine, serving in that position from 1980 to 1986, and filled the same role at Fortune from 1986 to 1994.[2]

During his tenure at Fortune, Loeb was credited with expanding the traditional focus on business and the economy with added graphs, charts and tables, as well as the addition of articles on topics such as executive life, and social issues connected to the world of business, such as the effectiveness of public schools and on homelessness. Loeb stepped down as managing editor of Fortune in May 1994 upon hitting Time Inc.'s mandatory retirement age of 65 after 38 years working for the company's network of magazines, to be replaced by Walter Kiechel III, an executive editor at the publication.[1]

His commentaries were syndicated in the Your Money column in publications nationwide and his Your Dollars was broadcast on the CBS Radio Network. He was a former president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. The Columbia Journalism Review appointed him to serve as the publication's editor in December 1996, succeeding Suzanne Braun Levine.[2]

Plunging into Politics, a 1964 book coauthored with Conservative author William Safire provides a guide on getting into politics for interested amateurs, recommending that the best way to get involved is to start at the bottom by volunteering and working on political campaigns starting at the precinct level. The book emphasizes that being rich or a lawyer may help, but that both major parties in the U.S. need people who are willing, able and resourceful.[3] His book Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies was published in January 1996 by Little, Brown and Company.[2]

After Maryland Public Television dropped Louis Rukeyser in March 2002 as host of the Wall $treet Week program he had created 32 years earlier, Loeb and retired economics correspondent for CBS News Ray Brady were tapped to fill the hosting responsibilities during a three-month period while the program format was revamped.[4]

Loeb died of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan, at the age of 88. He was survived by his two children, Michael (1955) and Margret (1956) and six grandchildren. His wife, Peggy, died on October 26, 2010.[5] His son Michael is the co-founder of Synapse Group, a magazine distribution company.

## Bibliography

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* Loeb, Marshall; Safire, William (1964). Plunging Into Politics. McKay. ASIN B000OM8IM6.
* Loeb, Marshall (1996). Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-53075-0.

## Awards

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* 1975 Gerald Loeb Award for Magazines for "Faisal and Oil," Time[6]
* 1996 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Carmody, Deirdre (May 2, 1994). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; A Shaper of Magazines Retires". The New York Times.
2. ^ a b c d Knubel, Fred (December 6, 1996). "Marshall Loeb to Become the New Editor of CJR". Columbia University Record. Vol. 22, no. 11.
3. ^ Faber, Harold (June 18, 1964). "End Papers; PLUNGING INTO POLITICS. By Marshall Loeb and William Safire. McKay. 202 pages. $3.95". The New York Times.
4. ^ McGeehan, Patrick (March 28, 2002). "PBS Scrambles to Pull Together 'Wall Street Week'". The New York Times.
5. ^ Hershey, Robert D. Jr. (December 11, 2017). "Marshall Loeb, Editor Who Shaped Money and Fortune Magazines, Dies at 88". The New York Times. p. A29.
6. ^ "State reporter awarded Loeb". The Raleigh Register. Vol. 96, no. 80 (afternoon ed.). United Press International. September 24, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Journal reporters win Loeb Award for ADM coverage". The Wall Street Journal. April 30, 1996. p. B8.

## External links

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* A film clip "The Open Mind - America's Fortune (1991)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive

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Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award winners

(1992–1999)|

* 1992: Hobart Rowen
* 1993: Carol Loomis
* 1994: James W. Michaels
* 1995: Leonard Silk
* 1996: Marshall Loeb
* 1997: Jane Bryant Quinn
* 1998: Alan Abelson
* 1999: Stephen B. Shepard

(2000–2009)|

* 2000: Norman Pearlstine
* 2001: Allan Sloan
* 2002: Paul Steiger
* 2003: Floyd Norris
* 2004: Louis Rukeyser
* 2005: Byron E. "Barney" Calame
* 2006: Myron Kandel
* 2007: Matthew Winkler
* 2008: Daniel Hertzberg
* 2009: Bill Emmott

(2010–2019)|

* 2010: Walt Bogdanich
* 2011: Steven Pearlstein
* 2012: Jerry Seib
* 2013: John Huey
* 2014: James Flanigan
* 2015: James Grant
* 2016: Paul Ingrassia
* 2017: Walt Mossberg
* 2018: Joann Lublin
* 2019: Martin Wolf

(2020–2022)|

* 2020: Lionel Barber
* 2021: Ellen Pollock
* 2022: Michelle Singletary

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Gerald Loeb Award winners for Magazines

(1958–1959)|

* 1958: Werner Renberg
* 1959: Ernest Havermann

(1960–1969)|

* 1960: John A. Conway
* 1961: Leonard S. Silk
* 1962: Richard Austin Smith
* 1962 (SA): John Chamberlain
* 1962 (SA): Daniel M. Friedenberg
* 1963: Sandford Brown
* 1963 (SA): Gilbert H. Clee
* 1963 (SA): Robert W. Murray, Jr.
* 1964: John Brooks
* 1964 (SA): John Maughan
* 1964 (SA): Max Ways
* 1965: Lee Silberman
* 1966: Charles E. Silberman
* 1967: Max Ways
* 1968: Michael Laurence
* 1969: John Brooks

(1970–1979)|

* 1970: John F. Lyons
* 1971: Chris Welles
* 1972: Kenneth Auchincloss
* 1973: Everett Mattlin
* 1974: Carol J. Loomis
* 1975: Marshall Loeb
* 1976: Gordon Williams
* 1977: Lawrence Minard, David Warsh
* 1978: Lewis Lapham
* 1978 (HM): William Tucker
* 1979: William Tucker
* 1979 (HM): Robert Heilbroner

(1980–1989)|

* 1980: Walter Guzzardi Jr.
* 1981: William Tucker
* 1982: L. J. Davis
* 1983: Joseph Nocera
* 1984: Andrew Tobias
* 1985 (tie): Richard L. Stern
* 1985 (tie): Howard Rudnitsky, Allan Sloan
* 1986: Barbara Donnelly
* 1987: William C. Symonds
* 1988: Robert Heilbroner
* 1989 (tie): Eric Schurenberg, Lani Luciano
* 1989 (tie): Carol J. Loomis

(1990–1999)|

* 1990: Peter Brimelow, Leslie Spencer
* 1991 (tie): Connie Bruck
* 1991 (tie): Joseph S. Coyle, Frank Lalli, Elizabeth MacDonald, Denise Topolnicki, Robert Wool
* 1992 (tie): Jonathan Beaty, S. C. Gwynne
* 1992 (tie): Richard Behar
* 1993: Brian O'Reilly
* 1994: Bryan Burrough
* 1995: Phillip Longman
* 1996: Joseph Nocera
* 1997: Mark Maremont, Jane Sasseen
* 1998: Dean Foust, Michael Mandel
* 1999: Shane Tritsch

(2000–2009)|

* 2000: Jeff Blyskal
* 2001: Gary Rivlin
* 2002: Nanette Byrnes, David Henry
* 2003: Hal Lux
* 2004: Aaron Bernstein, Pete Engardio, Manjeet Kripalani
* 2005 (tie): Charles Fishman
* 2005 (tie): Clifton Leaf
* 2006: Carol Loomis
* 2007: Charles Fishman
* 2008 (tie): Michael Lewis
* 2008 (tie): Allan Sloan
* 2009: David Leonhardt

(2010–2014)|

* 2010: James Bandler
* 2011: Charles R. Babcock, Amanda Bennett
* 2012: Doris Burke, Peter Elkind, Jennifer Reingold
* 2013 (tie): Connie Bruck
* 2013 (tie): Robert Capps
* 2014: Cam Simpson

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