Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHe was kind, warm and funny. He was the type of journalist that every newsroom needs: dogged on his beats, ready to file at all hours of the day and resourceful in drumming up copy on slow news days.Dave McNary, the beloved Variety reporter who died Dec.
26 at 69 after suffering a stroke, usually knew more about the subjects he covered than the myriad executives, producers, agents, PR reps and union members who fed him information for stories.After graduating from UCLA in 1974, McNary spent five decades as a journalist, most of it focused on entertainment business reporting.
Over his 21 years at Variety, where he focused primarily on film and labor unions, McNary became a store of institutional knowledge.
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