As America heads into its next chapter, it's sad that Studs Terkel won't be a part of it. But he'll have helped write it. A voice for working people for more than half a century, he was an author, thinker, entertainer, and activist. He hosted a radio show in Chicago for over 45 years that addressed the concerns of the common man. His books Working, Division Street: America, and The Good War (which won Studs a Pulitzer Prize) among others, are classic studies of American life. He will be missed.
Although he became a Chicago icon, Studs was born in The Bronx more than 96 years ago and lived here until he was 8 years old so ... we have a small claim on him as well. RIP Studs.
Studs Terkel dead
Although he became a Chicago icon, Studs was born in The Bronx more than 96 years ago and lived here until he was 8 years old so ... we have a small claim on him as well. RIP Studs.
Studs Terkel dead
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