Former Wawa President & CEO Richard Wood Jr. dies
5 news sources are covering this Business story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
The reporting (5)
- Richard D. Wood Jr., the Wawa CEO who brought made-to-order hoagies to the chain, dies at 88 PhillyVoice · 53d ago
- Richard D. "Dick" Wood Jr. Obituary (2026) - private, PA - Cavanagh-Patterson Family Funeral Home Legacy obituary · 53d ago
- Richard D. Wood Jr., Wawa chair emeritus and ‘guiding heart and soul,’ has died at 88 Inquirer.com · 53d ago
- Wawa's former president & CEO Dick Wood Jr. dies at age 88 6abc Philadelphia · 53d ago
- Former Wawa President & CEO Richard Wood Jr. dies NBC10 Philadelphia · 53d ago broke it first
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"Former Wawa President & CEO Richard Wood Jr. dies" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include PhillyVoice, Legacy obituary, Inquirer.com and 6abc Philadelphia. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by Newsylist's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by Newsylist's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 51d ago.
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