Robert C. Bergenheim

Robert Carlton Bergenheim (January 19, 1924 – June 5, 2010)[1][2] was an American journalist and editor who founded the Boston Business Journal, which published its first issue on March 2, 1981.[3] He also served as the publisher of the now defunct Boston Herald American during the 1970s.[3] He was a Nieman Fellow.[4]

Robert C. Bergenheim
Born(1924-01-19)January 19, 1924
DiedJune 5, 2010(2010-06-05) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist
RelativesRichard Bergenheim (son)

Bergenheim was raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[3] He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 during World War II, serving in the Pacific theater.[3] He was selected for a fellowship from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1954.[3] Bergenheim began his career at The Christian Science Monitor.[3]

Robert Bergenheim died at his home in Naples, Florida, of several health complications on June 5, 2010, at the age of 86.[3] He was survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth McKee, whom he married in 1947; two daughters, Carol and Kristine; four sons, Robert, Roger, Ronald, and Michael; a granddaughter; and four grandsons. His fifth son, Richard, who died in 2008, was the editor in chief of The Christian Science Monitor from 2005-2008.[3][5]

References
  1. "Robert Bergenheim, PBN founder, dies". Providence Business News. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Robert C. Bergenheim, Boston news entrepreneur". The Boston Herald.
  3. Stickgold, Emma (2010-06-10). "Robert Bergenheim; founded Boston Business Journal". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. https://niemanreports.org/news/2010/06/robert-bergenheim-dies-at-86/
  5. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/PrintArticle/Bergenheim-Former-Christian-Science-Monitor-Editor-Dies-in-Kansas-City


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