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CBS Chicago Vault: Coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Chicago in 1979 These are highlight clips of live coverage from Bill Kurtis, Walter Jacobson, and the Channel 2 News team of Pope John ...
Walter Jacobson gives his Perspective. Come late spring or early summer, there is nothing more Chicago than a neighborhood weekend art fair and food fest. The fairs and fests have so much to enjoy and ...
Walter Jacobson was often lampooned—think Mike Royko—and sometimes deservedly so, but he was also a scrappy, indefatigable (if occasionally sneaky in service of a scoop) newsman. His life ...
After more than ten years as Channel 32’s alpha male news anchor, Walter Jacobson handed over his chair to Mark Suppelsa on September 7. It was the second time that Jacobson had relinquished the ...
In a town where politics is local sport, Walter Jacobson had a ringside seat, and he shares it in his new book, “Walter’s Perspective: A Memoir of Fifty Years in Chicago TV News.” Earning ...
Back in the early 1980s a Chicago literary agent had a terrific idea that can be faulted in only two respects: she had it about 30 years too soon, and it involved me. Her idea was that Walter ...
CHICAGO (CBS) – Walter Jacobson hadn't been back to his Chicago grade school in more than 60 years. Then he got an invitation. A group of fourth-graders invited him to learn about the power of ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: Walter Jacobson is a Political Analyst for the Chicago, IL with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Debate as a News Anchor for WBBM ...
Legendary Chicago anchorman Walter Jacobson joins Dave Plier to talk about the upcoming mayoral transition in our city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy and the opportunities and challenges ahead for Mayor ...
Also, On Tuesday, January 5th, Walter Jacobson, closed on the $1.975-million sale of a Lincoln Park house that he had owned twice. By Dennis Rodkin January 6, 2010, 10:04 am ...