Studs Terkel dies, age 96

by googler@evpl on Friday, October 31 2008, 5:32pm. Viewed 850 times.
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Terkel book coverAuthor, radio host, actor, activist, and Chicago symbol Louis "Studs" Terkel died today at his Chicago home at age 96. At his bedside was a copy of his latest book, P.S. Further Thoughts From a Lifetime of Listening, scheduled for a November release.

Do you have a favorite Terkel book? Share your thoughts in comments.

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Bufkinite@evpl wrote
on Friday, November 7 2008, 3:19pm

I read "Working" and thought - still think - it's a work of utter genius.  Terkel was a true working-class hero, a lifelong friend of fellow Chicagoan Mike Royko, and a partial inspiration for Royko's fictional foil "Slats Grobnik."

The two of them really defined, for me anyway, the "Chicago style" of journalism.