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Written by Owen Youngman


(Written for a special edition of Tempo immediately following Gene Siskel’s death on Feb. 20, 1999.) By Owen Youngman, director of interactive media When I came to the Tribune in 1971, Gene Siskel was new enough as film critic that he was still establishing a routine. That meant I’d often […]

How Siskel became the Tribune’s film critic



(Chicago Tribune house organ, June 1997) Over the last 150 years – as we’ve been hearing for at least the last 150 days – the Chicago Tribune has been able to maintain a remarkable duality of character.  Without betraying the importance of our stability and reliability to its audience, community, […]

Looking forward while looking back