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| Howard Geltzer |
Howard Geltzer, who launched New York-based Geltzer & Co., which he ran with his wife, Sheila, died Jan. 7 from a cancer-related illness. He was 88.
G&C opened in 1974 and handled clients such as Sony consumer products, Motorola PageWriter pager, Black & Decker housewares, Toshiba copiers and Morton automotive airbags.
The firm's three-month assignment to launch Sony's Walkman, a product introduced without advertising support, turned into a 12-year relationship.
G&C, which ranked among New York's Top 50 firms, was acquired by France's Publicis Groupe in 2000.
Geltzer, a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1958, helped establish the Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, given for moral, ethical or physical courage in the pursuit of a story. He was inducted to the Medill Hall of Achievement in 2014.
Born in Hazleton (PA), Geltzer was a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Lincoln Center symphonies and off-Broadway performances. He also was an adjunct instructor of management communication at NYU | Stern.
Andy Stanton, who was director of finance at Stanton PR, died Nov. 12 in New York. He was 39.
Kassie Canter, a media and entertainment PR veteran, died October 24 in New York. She was 67.
Leo Pearlstein, the “king of culinary PR,” died on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 104.
Tim Metz, who joined Hill & Knowlton in 1989 after a 23-year career at the Wall Street Journal died Aug. 15. He was 86.
Bill Murray, who had been with MikeWorldWide for 35 years (most recently as EVP/national director, public affairs), has passed away at 67 after a battle with cancer.
