Phil Rosenthal (columnist)
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Phil Rosenthal | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Columnist |
Spouse | Jennie Zbikowski |
Phil Rosenthal (born July 14, 1963) is a general and sports media columnist, formerly of the Chicago Tribune. He joined the newspaper in early 2005 as a business writer, authoring the "Tower Ticker" column, and was promoted in June 2011, before taking a buyout in June 2021 after Tribune Publishing was bought out by Alden Global Capital. He had previously worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Daily News, The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, and the News Sun of Waukegan, Illinois.
Biography
[edit]Rosenthal was born in Chicago and grew up in Lake Bluff, Illinois. He is a graduate of Lake Forest High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has been chairman of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Board of Visitors.
Lake Bluff's Rosenthal Field is named for Rosenthal's late father, a former youth baseball coach and elementary school board member. Rosenthal's mother was once Lake Bluff's village clerk and served on the local high school board.[1]
Rosenthal is married to the former Jennie Zbikowski, half-sister of former pro football player Tom Zbikowski.
References
[edit]- ^ "Phil Rosenthal Bio". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30.
External links
[edit]- Rosenthal's recent Chicago Tribune columns
- Rosenthal's inactive Tower Ticker media blog for the Chicago Tribune