Walter Jacobson
| Walter Jacobson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Walter David Jacobson July 28, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Grinnell College (B.A.) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University in New York (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Anchorman, News Personality, Television Guest Star |
| Years active | 1962-present |
| Employer |
WBBM-TV, Fox Chicago |
| Notable credit(s) |
WBBM-TV, WFLD-TV, WLS Radio |
| Home town | Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Straus (1960-1970s; divorced), Diana Dybsky (1980-?; divorced), Susan Jacobson (1995-present) |
| Children |
With Straus: Peter Jacobson, Wendy Jacobson With Dybsky: Julia Jacobson, Geneieve Jacobson |
| Awards | See Awards |
Walter David Jacobson (born July 28, 1937) is a former Chicago television news personality and a current Chicago radio news personality. He currently provides opinion segments for WGN Radio AM 720. From 2010 until 2013, he was an anchor of the 6 p.m. news on WBBM-TV in Chicago, where he also had worked from 1973 until 1993. From 1993 until 2006, he was principal anchor on WFLD-TV's FOX News at 9 and the host of FOX Chicago Perspective, a one-hour news and political show that aired Sunday mornings on WFLD.
Walter David Jacobson was born at Michael Reese Hospital on Chicago's South Side, the son of insurance agent Sam Jacobson and Anne Jacobson. His family lived on Kenmore Avenue in Chicago's far north side. A Chicagoan during his youth, Jacobson's love for the Chicago Cubs led him to become a batboy for the team in 1952 and 1953, and motivated him to his first journalism job as the sports editor for his grammar school newspaper.
In sixth grade, Jacobson's family moved to Glencoe, Illinois. Jacobson attended New Trier High School, received his bachelor's degree in political science from Grinnell College in 1959 and his master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York.
Jacobson began his career at Chicago's City News Bureau, later joining the Chicago bureau of United Press International. He then joined the reporting staff of the Chicago American newspaper, where he was the legman for legendary columnist Jack Mabley.
In 1963, Jacobson left the Chicago American to join WBBM-TV as a news writer, and was promoted to be a full-time reporter in 1968. He became WBBM's political editor in 1970. In 1971, Jacobson was fired by WBBM-TV, and he moved over to WMAQ for two years. In March 1973, he returned to WBBM as an investigative reporter and anchor, co-anchoring the 10 p.m. news for much of the next 16 years with Bill Kurtis. Kurtis and Jacobson a legendary anchor team in Chicago and from the mid-1970s to early 1980s the team enjoyed unprecedented ratings dominance. Kurtis left for three years in 1982 to go to CBS News in New York, and WBBM fell out of first place four years later. Jacobson left for WFLD in 1993 after a dispute with WBBM's management. The station slipped into last place two years later.
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