David Steinberg (journalist)

David Steinberg (1932 – March 8, 2017) was a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune and president of PR Newswire. He received the first distinguished business journalism award for newspapers in 1958.[1]

David Steinberg
Born1932 (1932)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died (aged 85)
Alma materNew York City College
OccupationJournalist
Employers
RelativesAaron Schroeder (brother-in-law)
AwardsGerald Loeb Award
1958

Early life

Steinberg was born to Rosalie and Harry Steinberg in the Bronx, New York, in 1932.[2][3] He had a sister named Abby.[4] Steinberg attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and graduated from the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1953.[3]

Career

New York Herald Tribune

Steinberg started working for the New York Herald Tribune in junior high school as a messenger collecting hand-written stock quotes for the newspaper's financial statisticians.[3] In college, he was the Tribune's college correspondent for CCNY.[3] He became a copy editor in the business and financial news department before graduating.[3] He was the newspaper's business editor by 1956.[5]

Writing for the Tribune, Steinberg traveled extensively and interviewed heads of state, including Fidel Castro.[3]

In 1958, Steinberg was honored with one of the first two Gerald Loeb awards, the first awards for distinguished business and financial journailism.[1]

New York Report

During the 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike, Steinberg took a temporary job as the financial editor for the New York Report, a newspaper published during the strike by the owners of Il Progresso Italo-Americano, an Italian-language newspaper.[6] Steinberg convinced PR Newswire to provide their newswire receiver so that he could report financial news without reporters.[6]

PR Newswire

PR Newswire founder Herb Muschel, impressed by Steinberg's use of his service during the strike, recruited Steinberg for a management position.[6] He joined the company after the strike.[6]

Steinberg continued as the vice president and chief of operations after the company was acquired by Western Union in 1970.[6][7] He became president of the company in 1976.[8]

His contributions to the company included being a major architect of the company's international network.[3] During his tenure as president, the service became a state-of-the-art communications network with 700 employees.[3]

Steinberg retired in 1992.[4] He continued as vice chairman of the company.[4] He served as chairman of Canada Newswire until 2002.[4]

Personal life

Steinberg and his wife Anne had two sons, Howard and Michael.[4]

His sister, Abby, was a record company representative who married songwriter and music publisher Aaron Schroeder on October 31, 1967.[9]

Rosalie, Steinberg's mother, died in 1979.[2]

Steinberg died on March 8, 2017, from surgery complications.[4]

Awards

Professional affiliations

References
  1. "Business writers get Loeb Awards". The New York Times. Vol. CVII, no. 36663 (Late City ed.). June 11, 1958. p. 53. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. "Death Notices". The Sunday Record. Vol. 85, no. 111. October 14, 1979. p. C-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Steinberg, Michael (March 17, 2017). "David Steinberg, former chief executive of PR Newswire and chairman of Canada Newswire, dies at 85". Cision. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. Kanski, Alison (March 17, 2017). "Retired PR Newswire executive David Steinberg dies at 85". PRWeek. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. "Padre Island's Facilities To Be Toured by Newsmen". The Austin Statesman. Vol. 85, no. 300. July 13, 1956. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Thompson, Geoffrey (April 30, 1978). "Producing packaged information". The Herald Statesman. Vol. 115, no. 171. pp. F1–F2.
  7. "WU Acquires 81 Percent of PR Newswire". San Francisco Examiner. Vol. 105, no. 235 (9 Star Final ed.). Dow Jones Newswire. March 13, 1970. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Steinberg". The Herald Statesman. Vol. 113, no. 179. June 9, 1976. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Rogovoy, Seth (September 30, 1990). "Their union reads like a musical". The Berkshire Eagle. Vol. 98, no. 139. pp. G1, G6 – via Newspapers.com.
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