Bill Gleason, one of the great old-school sportswriters from Chicago's South Side, died today at 87. He was the star of Sportswriters on TV, the old Sportschannel show that was the best of its kind. Along with Bill Jauss, Bob Verdi, and Jerry Holtzman (I would also throw Mike Royko in there), Gleason was one of the models I had when I moved to Chicago as what a sportswriter should be. Rip. The photo is from the Chicago Reader. This is a YouTube clip with the Sportswriters on TV.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Bill Gleason Dies at 87
Bill Gleason, one of the great old-school sportswriters from Chicago's South Side, died today at 87. He was the star of Sportswriters on TV, the old Sportschannel show that was the best of its kind. Along with Bill Jauss, Bob Verdi, and Jerry Holtzman (I would also throw Mike Royko in there), Gleason was one of the models I had when I moved to Chicago as what a sportswriter should be. Rip. The photo is from the Chicago Reader. This is a YouTube clip with the Sportswriters on TV.
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