Studs Turkel Passes On

[Ned Hamson]

Louis Terkel arrived here as a child from New York City and in Chicago found not only a new name but a place that perfectly matched--in its energy, its swagger, its charms, its heart--his own personality. They made a perfect and enduring pair.

Author-radio host-actor-activist and Chicago symbol Louis "Studs" Terkel died today at his Chicago home at age 96.

Liked his books and got to see him once in person at a conference of the AQP, Peter Block's and my old organization.