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Michael Royko Jr. (September 19, 1932 – April 29, 1997) was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago. Over his 30-year career, he wrote over 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune. A humorist who focused on life in Chicago, he was the winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary .
You'll cry. Royko's genius is pure Chicago."—Ann Landers. "Mike Royko wasn't just the best columnist this town ever produced. He rates a spot on the short list with Ernie Pyle, Red Smith, and Murray Kempton as among the greatest of all American newspapermen.—Steve Neal, Chicago Sun-Times.
Apr 30, 1997 · Mike Royko, the increasingly cantankerous voice for this city's little guys and working stiffs, whose newspaper column seemed as much a part of Chicago as the wind, died today at Northwestern...
With more than a hundred vintage Royko columns and with a foreword by Roger Ebert, For the Love of Mike is the answer. Read about the book. Many people were shocked by the recent news report of the two baseball players who swapped their wives, their children— even their dogs.
Apr 28, 2022 · Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko died 25 years ago, Chicago. “Royko, a vital part of people’s daily lives, was the best newspaper columnist this city had ever known,” my friend Rick...
Apr 15, 2017 · Royko, a vital part of people’s daily lives, was the best newspaper columnist this city had ever known. He started writing a column at the Daily News in 1964, and when that paper folded in 1978,...
Apr 28, 2022 · Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko in 1986, when he modeled a suit for a fashion story about the anatomy of a great suit. For much of his life, Royko put himself in the center of all that and...
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