Jane Bryant Quinn

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

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Biography

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]

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  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.
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