Jeanne M. Jacobsen, nee Joseph, 86, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 2009. Beloved wife of Walter; loving mother of Walter J. (Marie) Jacobsen; grandmother of Walter (Maritza) and Mark Jacobsen; sister of the l… ...

Jacobson, now 87, first joined Channel 2 in 1963 — first as a writer, but soon appearing on air. He worked as a reporter and later political editor for the station before switching to NBC 5 in 1971.

At a luncheon on Thursday, Jacobson was presented with the 2025 Dominic DiFrisco Lifetime Achievement Award. CBS Chicago. Longtime CBS News Chicago anchor Walter Jacobson honored at Dante Awards.

Chicago television news icon Walter Jacobson, whose feisty commentaries were a staple of WBBM-Channel 2’s 10 p.m. newscast for 20 years, is bringing them back to the CBS-owned station.