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McCormick, Robert Rutherford

(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880–1955, American journalist, b. Chicago. He held local public offices, was admitted (1907) to the bar, and practiced law in Chicago. He worked with his…

Medill, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Medill, JosephMedill, Josephmədĭlˈ [key], 1823–99, American journalist, b. near St. John, N.B., Canada. His family moved to a farm near Massillon, Ohio, in 1832. He was admitted to the…

Mary Schmich

Mary Schmich won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for her work as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Mary Schmich got her bachelor's degree in 1975 from Pomona College (where she co-edited…

Pulitzer Prizes: Special Local Reporting

1964James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi, and Frederick A. Meyer (Philadelphia Bulletin)1965Gene Goltz (Houston Post)1966John A. Frasca (Tampa Tribune)1967Gene Miller (Miami Herald)1968J.…

Brenda Starr

The comic strip Brenda Starr "had the working woman theme of Winnie Winkle, the soap opera style of The Gumps [and] the exotic adventure of Terry and the Pirates," according to Don Markstein's…

Dale Messick

Name at birth: Dahlia MessickDale Messick created the long-running comic strip Brenda Starr. Dale Messick was already a successful commercial artist when she sent the Chicago Tribune her idea for a…