Tower Ticker Explained

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".

It has been conducted by:

• Jimmy Savage, 1948–1951 (credited as "Savage")^[1]
• Will Leonard
• Herb Lyon, 1954–1968^[2]
• Robert Wiedrich
• Aaron Gold (–1983)

(hiatus)

• Phil Rosenthal (column and blog) (2005–2011)^[3]

Notes

1. "Jimmy Savage, Tribune Writer, Dies in West", Chicago Daily Tribune, April 5, 1951, Part 1, page 3
2. Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1968 p. 1
3. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/ Tower Ticker blog

External references

• Tower Ticker blog