James R. (Bob) Hagerty, who joined The Wall Road Journal in 1978, has retired from the newspaper.
He most just lately was primarily based in Pittsburgh and wrote obituaries and different function tales.
Over the previous 4 a long time, he additionally has labored as a reporter, editor and bureau chief for The Journal and the Worldwide Herald Tribune in Hong Kong, London, Brussels, Paris, Atlanta and New York.
He served as managing editor of The Wall Road Journal’s Asian version (1994-1998) and London bureau chief of The Journal (2000-2003).
Hagerty holds a bachelor’s diploma in economics from the College of North Dakota.
He’s the writer of “The Fateful Historical past of Fannie Mae,” revealed by Historical past Press in 2012, and “Yours Really,” revealed by Kensington’s Citadel Press imprint, a e book on easy methods to inform life tales.