Noreen O’Leary, One of Advertising’s Most Iconic Journalists, Has Died
Brand Marketing
Noreen O'Leary, a giant of advertising journalism who spent the past 31 years perfecting her craft at Adweek, passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. She was 59.
Adweek Co-Founder Jack Thomas Dies at 87
Brand Marketing
John C. "Jack" Thomas, one of Adweek's three co-founders—along with Ken Fadner and Penn Tudor—passed away Thursday night in New York of complications from pneumonia. He was 87.
Remembering the ‘Guerrilla Satirist’ Who Inspired Ad Creatives and Weird Al Yankovic
Brand Marketing
Stan Freberg, whose freewheeling comic career in advertising garnered him worldwide acclaim and whose satirical entertainment abounded on TV, the radio and vinyl records, has died. He was 88. Freberg [...]
Ben Bradlee, America’s Most Iconic Newspaper Editor, Dies at 93
Performance Marketing
He became the face, voice and spirit of tough-talking, detail-obsessed newspaper editors when his team's coverage took down a president, and Ben Bradlee's legacy is sure to live on among [...]
Terrie Hall, Star of the CDC’s Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign, Dies at 53
Creativity
Terrie Hall, who starred in Arnold's brutal national anti-smoking campaign for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died this week in North Carolina. The image of Hall hiding the [...]
Georgia Man’s Colorful Obituary Is Hilarious, Heartwarming and Surely Not All True
Creativity
He was a lover of women—women like "Crazy Pam" and "Big Tittie Wanda." He "hated vegetables and hypocrites." He was "great at growing fruit trees, grilling chicken and ribs, popping [...]