Jay Allen Shaw

Jay A. Shaw, 84, a longtime resident of Stamford, Connecticut passed away on December 3rd. Born in the Bronx, New York in 1937, Shaw attended DeWitt Clinton High School and the City College of New York, receiving a BBA, and an MBA from the Baruch School of City University of New York.

Shaw began his career in the textile industry working for J.P.Stevens and Wyandotte Industries, as well as co-founding Phoenix Sales. In the mid-1970’s, Shaw shifted to newspapers and served as Vice President of Marketing for The Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut. In 1977, he was named Publisher of The Patent Trader in Mount Kisco, New York. A year later, he was named President and Publisher of Connecticut Newspapers Inc, a subsidiary of the Times Mirror Company, which published The Advocate and Greenwich Time.

In 1985, Shaw co-founded Associated Media Corporation which owned The Stamford Mail, Intercorp, Business Worcester, Worcester Monthly and The Providence Business Journal. After closing the company in 1990, Shaw joined World Cup USA in 1994 and served as Venue Director for the Giants Stadium matches. In 1995, Shaw was named a Vice President of First Hartford Realty Corp.

Shaw served as a Commissioner for the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission from 2012-2021. He also served as a President of the Shippan Point Association from 2006-2008, as well as board positions on the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, and the Child Guidance Center of Stamford. The Shaw’s have been members of the Stamford Yacht Club since 1978.

He is survived by his wife Miriam, sons Noa and Ivan, daughter-in-law, Lisa von Weise, and sister-in-law, Harriet Burdock.