correspondent who focused on business and the economy, died Jan. 12 at his home in Manhattan. He was 94.
Brady was well-regarded among his colleagues for his knowledge of business and understanding of how markets move. He was also remembered as a consistently natty dresser. At the time of Brady’s retirement, then CBS News president Andrew Heyward hailed “his powerful sense of integrity, his genuine interest in the people he met along the way, and his unflagging passion for the next story.”
Brady covered the major business stories of his era, notably the 1987 stock market crash and the combustible mix of oil and politics in the Middle East. He also wrote for CBS News’ “MarketWatch” financial website and was a contributor to “CBS Sunday Morning.” In the summer of 2000, Brady served as interim host for the PBS mainstay “Wall Street Week.” He earned an Emmy in 1982 for a series of “Evening News” reports on unemployment amid the recession.
Fordham University in 1948. He began his journalism career at New Jersey’s Long Branch Daily Record newspaper. He worked at Forbes, Barron’s and Dun’s Review before joining CBS News’ radio arm to host its “Today in Business” segment.
RIP — His financial reports on CBS Radio were an influence on my career choices. Ray made business news urgent and exciting.