Who is John Callaway?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/john-callaway-legendary-c_n_219922.htmlJohn Callaway, the iconic Chicago newsman who was a fixture on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" since its inception, died of a heart attack Tuesday in Racine, Wis., the Chicago Tribune reports.
Callaway felt faint in a store and died around 6:30 p.m., his wife, Sandra Callaway, told the paper. He was 72.
From New Martinsville, W.Va., Callaway, a college dropout, began his career with the late, legendary City News Bureau. He moved to CBS in 1957, where he distinguished himself as a radio and TV reporter and helped pioneer the all-news radio format as a CBS executive, according to a 1999 Tribune interview.
Callaway joined WTTW in 1974 and was the debut host of its first nightly news program, "Chicago Tonight."
Watch the first episode of "Chicago Tonight," from 1984, with Callaway interviewing Harold Washington:
