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Tower Ticker

Tower Ticker was a column in the Chicago Tribune, and later a blog. It was originated by Jimmy Savage in 1948 and focused on "night life, show business, and the activities of people in the news".

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Tower Ticker was a column in the Chicago Tribune, and later a blog. It was originated by Jimmy Savage in 1948 and focused on "night life, show business, and the activities of people in the news".1

It has been conducted by:

  • Jimmy Savage, 1948–1951 (credited as "Savage")2
  • Will Leonard
  • Herb Lyon, 1954–19681
  • Robert Wiedrich
  • Aaron Gold ( –1983)

(hiatus)

Notes

Notes

  1. Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1968 p. 1
  2. "Jimmy Savage, Tribune Writer, Dies in West", Chicago Daily Tribune, April 5, 1951, Part 1, page 3
  3. Tower Ticker blog

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