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A bicyclist who was killed by a New Jersey Transit train Monday night was writer Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of Press Run, a blog about the media, according to his wife, Tracy Breslin.
Boehlert, 57, was a veteran writer and media analyst and a frequent television and radio guest discussing politics and the press on CNN and CNBC. He was a founding editor of Salon magazine, a fellow with Media Matters, and a former writer with Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. He wrote two books, “Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush,” and “Bloggers on the Bus.”
Journalist Soledad O’Brien tweeted, “Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of
@EricBoehlert https://pressrun.media Has died in a bike accident, age 57. Adored his kids Jane and Ben, his dogs, biking and running and basketball and good friends, a fierce and fearless defender of the truth.”
Hillary Clinton tweeted, “I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work.”
A release from NJ Transit on Tuesday reported that a train on the Montclair Boonton Line struck and killed an adult male on a bicycle Monday evening between its 8:59 departure from Hoboken, New Jersey, and its scheduled arrival in Hackettstown, New Jersey, at 11:07 p.m.
The agency has not commented further as the incident is under investigation.
Breslin and Boehlert, married for 29 years, have two grown children and are longtime Montclair, New Jersey, residents. The 6-foot-4 Boehlert was a familiar figure around town on his daily runs, and he loved to bike through town in the evenings, Breslin said. Though she doesn’t know the circumstances of the accident, she said he had lights on his bike and wore reflective gear.
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In front of their house, a large stuffed bear sits on a swing, something Breslin said her husband put out on occasion for the neighborhood children, until it became a fixture during the pandemic.
“He just loved children and loved to make them happy,” she said.
Julia Martin is the 2021 recipient of the New Jersey Society for Professional Journalists’ David Carr award for her coverage of Montclair for NorthJersey.com.
Email: jmartin@gannettnj.com
Twitter: @TheWriteJulia
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