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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.
Gloria Steinem, who was the face of feminism for a generation, as well as a trailblazer in the media business, passed away on Sept. 2. She was 92.
Leslie Gottlieb, who had a long history of helping nonprofits and charitable organizations tell their stories, passed away on July 15. She was 82.
Frank Ramos, who headed the PR department for the doomed-to-fail New York Jets for 39 years, died on Jan. 27. He was 87.
He practiced PR for 70 years. We were friends for 30. Here's the wizard I knew.
Andy Stanton, who was director of finance at Stanton PR, died Nov. 12 in New York. He was 39.
