The veteran editor had a knack for reinventing himself. In his storied career he served as editor of Money magazine, editor of George magazine in the 18 months after JFK Jr. perished and a health care detective as he himself battled health issues.
The veteran editor had a knack for reinventing himself. In his storied career he served as editor of Money magazine, editor of George magazine in the 18 months after JFK Jr. perished and a health care detective as he himself battled health issues. ( Photo: Linkedin)

He was the award winning top editor of Money when it was hauling in over $250 million a year. He valiantly tried to keep George magazine alive in the days after JFK Jr. died. And he turned his own health struggles into a book for Simon & Schuster and a column for Parade. A veteran writer recalls the editor and the man.

Remembering Frank Lalli
28 Apr 2026 | 06:09
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Frank Lalli, who passed away this week, impacted so many journalists’ lives. Including my own. When he moved from the East to the West coast for awhile, he was a top editor at New West Magazine and then the L.A. Herald Examiner. (And his wife, Carole, became an important food critic) I freelanced for...

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