A well-known figure in Chicago journalism, Irv Kupcinet
was born on July 31, 1912, and entered Northwestern's College of
Liberal Arts (WCAS) in 1930. While at Northwestern he was a member
of the freshman football team. Kupcinet's first position with a
newspaper was as columnist for the Chicago Daily Times (1935-1943).
His "Kup's Column" was featured in the Chicago Sun-Times from
1943 until the week before his death. Kupcinet also worked in radio, broadcasting Chicago Bears
football games, and in television, where he hosted "Kup's Show" from 1958 to 1986, and worked as a commentator for WBBM-TV. Among other honors, he received
the Peabody and Emmy Awards. He died on November 11, 2003.
