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John Helyar

ジョン・ヘリヤー

Jon Heriyā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-05-14
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
journalist, reporter, author, correspondent
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
The Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, Bloomberg News

Education

Boston University
Country: United States

Awards

Gerald Loeb Award
1989
Work: RJR Nabisco reporting
Category: Deadline and/or Beat Writing
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

1990 Non-fiction

Non-fiction account of the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, co-authored with Bryan Burrough.

corporate takeoverfinance
Adaptations
  • [TV film] Barbarians at the Gate / Glenn Jordan (1993)

Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball

1994 Non-fiction

The real history of baseball, focusing on its business aspects.

baseballsports business

Legacy

American journalist and author renowned for business and sports reporting.