Marshall Loeb
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Marshall Loeb is 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".
Loeb grew up on the West Side of Chicago
. He was awarded a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri
. After graduating, he was employed as a foreign correspondent in Germany and was hired as a reporter by St. Louis Globe-Democrat
. 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. 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.
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 3d, an executive editor at the publication.
His commentaries have been syndicated in the Your Money column in publications nationwide and his Your Dollars has been broadcast on the CBS Radio Network
. He is 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.
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. His book Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies was published in January 1995 by Little, Brown and Company
.
After Maryland Public Television
dropped Louis Rukeyser
in March 2002 as host of the Wall $treet Week
proigram 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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, editor, commentator and columnist specializing in business matters, who spent 38 years in the Time Inc.
Time Inc.
Time Inc. is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 merger of the original Time Inc. and Warner Communications. It publishes 130 magazines, most notably its namesake, Time...
publication network which included service as managing editor of both Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
and Money
Money (magazine)
Money is published by Time Inc. Its first issue was published in October 1972. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from investing, saving, retirement and taxes to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement...
magazines. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
called him "one of the most visible and influential editors in the magazine industry".
Loeb grew up on the West Side of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He was awarded a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. After graduating, he was employed as a foreign correspondent in Germany and was hired as a reporter by St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat was originally a daily print newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri from 1852 until 1986...
. He took a position with Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
where he worked from 1956 to 1980, writing and editing more than 130 cover articles during his time with the magazine. He was named managing editor of Money
Money (magazine)
Money is published by Time Inc. Its first issue was published in October 1972. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from investing, saving, retirement and taxes to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement...
magazine, serving in that position from 1980 to 1986, and filled the same role at Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
from 1986 to 1994.
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.
Time Inc.
Time Inc. is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 merger of the original Time Inc. and Warner Communications. It publishes 130 magazines, most notably its namesake, Time...
's mandatory retirement age of 65 after 38 years working for the company's network of magazines, to be replaced by Walter Kiechel 3d, an executive editor at the publication.
His commentaries have been syndicated in the Your Money column in publications nationwide and his Your Dollars has been broadcast on the CBS Radio Network
CBS Radio Network
The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Radio ....
. He is a former president of the American Society of Magazine Editors
American Society of Magazine Editors
The American Society of Magazine Editors is an industry trade group for editors of magazines published in the United States. The group advocates on behalf of member organizations with respect to First Amendment issues, and serves as a networking hub for editors and other industry employees...
. The Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961....
appointed him to serve as the publication's editor in December 1996, succeeding Suzanne Braun Levine.
Plunging into Politics, a 1964 book coauthored with Conservative author William Safire
William Safire
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter....
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. His book Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies was published in January 1995 by Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
.
After Maryland Public Television
Maryland Public Television
Maryland Public Television is a non-profit, state-licensed Public Broadcasting Service non-commercial educational public television state network which serves U.S. state of Maryland. Its six transmitters cover nearly all of the state, plus Washington, D.C...
dropped Louis Rukeyser
Louis Rukeyser
Louis Richard "Lou" Rukeyser was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television....
in March 2002 as host of the Wall $treet Week
Wall $treet Week
Wall $treet Week was an investment news and information TV program that was broadcast weekly each Friday on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It had a host and guest experts participating in discussions on the stock market and focuses on forecasts...
proigram he had created 32 years earlier, Loeb and retired economics correspondent for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
Ray Brady were tapped to fill the hosting responsibilities during a three-month period while the program format was revamped.