Stephen Fortner, Electronic Music Journalist + Keyboard Editor, Recovering From Stroke
Electronic music journalist Stephen Fortner suffered a stroke last week and is recovering in the hospital
Longtime electronic music journalist and former Keyboard magazine editor Stephen Fortner suffered a stroke last week and is recovering in the hospital.
His wife Madalyn Tanner has organized a GoFundMe fundraiser to help support his recovery journey.
Here’s what Tanner shared:
“Stephen went in for open-heart surgery on May 7th, 2025. The surgery was successful until he was in the ICU, where it was discovered he had an ischemic stroke on the right side of his brain from a blood clot. It was unexpected, as the signs looked clear that he would make a full recovery.
I, Madalyn, his wife, have taken time off from work. Since I’m new at my job, I only have 40 hours of PTO to use. After that, I won’t have any income coming in. He has a long road to recovery, and I want to be by his side for all of it.
Any help would be appreciated.”
The project is about halfway to its funding goal. You can donate to help Fortner with his recovering, or just follow his progress, at the GoFundMe site.
