Straus, Diane, 1951-2017

Diane Straus was born on October 23, 1951, in Manhattan, New York City. Her father, R. Peter Straus, was the owner of radio station. Her mother, Ellen Sulzberger Straus, was a member of the Sulzberger publishing family. Her paternal great-grandfather, Nathan Straus, was the owner of Macy's. Straus was the publisher of The American Prospect and the group publisher of Manhattan Media. From 2008 to 2017, she was the publisher of Washington Monthly. Straus married Carll Tucker, who founded The Daily Voice. Straus died of cancer on December 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C., at age 66.