Television Host Louis Rukeyser Dies

Tue May 02,10:47 PM ET

Louis Rukeyser, a best-selling author, columnist, lecturer and television host who delivered pun-filled, commonsense commentary on complicated business and economic news, died Tuesday. He was 73.

Rukeyser died at his home in Greenwich after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the bone marrow, said his brother, Bud Rukeyser.

As host of "Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser" on public TV from 1970 until 2002, Rukeyser took a wry approach to the ups and downs in the marketplace and urged guests to avoid jargon. He brought finance and economics to ordinary viewers and investors and was rewarded with the largest audience in the history of financial journalism.

"He brings to the tube a blend of warmth, wit, irreverence, thrusting intellect and large doses of charm, plus the credibility of a Walter Cronkite," Money magazine wrote in a cover story.


I know this has nothing to do w/ anything bastardly but I really liked this dude. Great sense of humor, amazing insights & it's a pity that he had to leave the game so early. I started to watch his crap mid-90s and did so until he left for cancer treatment a few years back. Maria Bartiromo was his temp replacement---the only thing she brought to the show was that she was a MILF, but she was no Lou!!

Rest in peace, brotha!!!