Jay McMullen (Chicago journalist) explained

Office:First Gentleman of Chicago
Term Label:In role
Term Start:April 16, 1979
Term End:April 29, 1983
Predecessor:Heather Bilandic
Successor:Loretta Orr (1987)
Birth Date:June 28, 1920
Birth Place:Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:Journalist
Children:Kathy Byrne (stepdaugher)

Jay McMullen (June 28, 1920 – March 18, 1992) was an American journalist. McMullen graduated from Northwestern University. He was a Chicago City Hall reporter for the Chicago Daily News for nearly quarter of a century. He also worked as a real estate writer for the Chicago Sun-Times for many years. From 1978 until his death 14 years later, McMullen was married to politician Jane Byrne. Byrne served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1979 to 1983, and McMullen was a close advisor to his wife during those years. He also served as her Press Secretary during her first year in office. He died of cancer at the age of 71 in Chicago in 1992.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reporter Jay Mcmullen, Mayor Byrne's Husband. Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1992. Kenan Heise and Robert Davis.
  2. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075135,00.html Jane Byrne is a Democratic Kingmaker, but Husband Jay's is the Raffish Life of the Party