John Helyar (born 1951
/ref>) is an American journalist and author. He is a graduate of Boston University. He is married to ''The Wall Street Journal''’s Betsy Morris. Helyar has worked for '' The Wall Street Journal'',

Fortune magazine ''Fortune'' is an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City. It is published by Fortune Media Group Holdings, owned by Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon. The publication was founded by Henry Luce in 1929. The ...

, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine and Bloomberg News. He is the author of the 1994 book, ''Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball''. His reporting with Bryan Burrough on RJR Nabisco earned them the 1989

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was estab ...

for Deadline and/or Beat Writing. They turned their research into the book '' Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco'', which was made into an HBO Emmy award-winning a film of the same title.

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