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Jane Bryant Quinn

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Jane Bryant Quinn
Jane Bryant Quinn
Born (1939-02-05) February 5, 1939 (age 85)
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Alma materMiddlebury College
OccupationJournalist
Spouses
  • David C. Quinn (died)
Carll Tucker
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(m. 2008)​
Children2 biological and 3 stepchildren, including Martha Quinn
AwardsGerald Loeb Award (1995)

Jane Bryant Quinn (born February 5, 1939) is an American financial journalist.[1][2] Her columns talk about financial topics such as investor protection, health insurance, Social Security, and the sufficiency of retirement plans.

Biography

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She was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College in Vermont, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women. She is a contributing editor for Newsweek, where she wrote a biweekly column for 30 years, retiring it in 2009. She also writes a bimonthly column for Bloomberg.com.

Her twice-weekly, syndicated Washington Post Writers Group column, "Staying Ahead", ran for 27 years in over 250 newspapers until she opted to reduce her workload in 2001.[3] Quinn was co-founder, editor and general manager of McGraw-Hill's "Personal Finance Letter." She was a reporter, then a co-editor of the consumer publication, "The Insider's Newsletter," formerly published by Cowles Communications.[4] She worked for CBS News, first on The CBS Morning News, then on The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. She has been a regular on ABC's The Home Show as well as a guest on Good Morning America, Nightline, and other programs.[citation needed]

She has also written personal finance columns for Woman's Day and Good Housekeeping. She hosted the PBS program on personal finance, Take Charge, and co-hosted an investment series Beyond Wall Street, also on PBS.[citation needed]

She helped develop the software program Quicken Financial Planner. [citation needed]

She has served on the boards of the Harvard School of Public Health, the Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and her alma mater, Middlebury College. She is currently a director of Bloomberg L.P., the financial services company, and of GSE Systems, Inc.[5] The World Almanac named her one of the 25 most influential and powerful women in America. [citation needed]

Starting in 2010, Quinn became editorial director of hyperlocal media startup Main Street Connect, where she is also a member of its board of directors.[6]

Her late husband, David C. Quinn, was a lawyer. She has two sons, Matthew Ostrowski and Justin Quinn. She has three stepchildren, David P. Quinn, Martha Quinn, and Christopher Quinn. She married author Carll Tucker in 2008.[7]

Awards

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  • 1979 Supersisters trading card set (one of the cards featured Quinn's name and picture)[8]
  • 1981, 1982, 1984, National Press Club's Consumer Journalism Award
  • 1983 Matrix Award in Magazines
  • 1984 New York State Award for Women of Distinction in the Field of Journalism
  • 1986 National Headliner Award for Consistently Outstanding Magazine Feature Column
  • 1987 Consumer Federation of America's Outstanding Consumer Media Service Award
  • 1992, 1995 John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism
  • 1995 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary[9]
  • 1995 ICI Education Foundation American University Journalism Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting
  • 1997 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award [10]
  • 1997, 1998 "100 Most Influential Business Journalists" – The Journalist and Financial Reporter newsletter
  • 2005 National Consumers League Trumpeter Award for Consumer Journalism

Books

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  • 1978 Everyone's Money Book (Delacorte Press)
  • 1991 Making the Most of Your Money (Simon & Schuster)
  • 1994 A Hole in the Market (The Whittle Company)
  • 1997 Making the Most of Your Money (2nd edition)
  • 2006 Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People (Simon & Schuster)
  • 2009 Making the Most of Your Money – Completely Revised (3rd edition)
  • 2016 How to Make Your Money Last (Simon & Schuster)

References

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  1. ^ Huntley, Helen (1994-02-05). "Columnist Quinn refused to play games". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  2. ^ http://www.sacbee.com/2009/09/27/2210357/personal-finance-jane-bryant-quinn.html. Retrieved June 29, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Journal, NEIL DOWNING (2001-10-01). "So long, Mighty Quinn - Jane Bryant Quinn ends her long newspaper career, but will keep writing". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  4. ^ "Jane Bryant Quinn". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Jane Bryant Quinn Profile - Forbes.com". People.forbes.com. 2008-05-20. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  6. ^ Cohen, David (May 19, 2010). "Main Street Connect Expands, Names Board". Mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "Jane Bryant Quinn, Carll Tucker". The New York Times. 2008-06-15.
  8. ^ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  9. ^ "Government Investment Series Wins Loeb Award". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Historical Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management". Anderson.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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