| Summary: | News columnist Clarence Page was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 2, 1947. In 1969, he received his B.S. degree in journalism from Ohio University. After graduation, he joined the Chicago Tribune as a reporter. Serving briefly in the military, Page returned to the Tribune in 1971, and the following year, he participated in a Chicago Tribune Task Force series on voter fraud that won the Pulitzer Prize for Local, General or Spot News Reporting. In 1976, he became a foreign correspondent in Africa. For his overseas reporting, he won the Edward Scott Beck Award. From 1980 to 1984, Page worked for WBBM-TV (a CBS affiliate) in Chicago. He then returned to the Tribune as a columnist and member of the editorial board. In 1987, his column was syndicated nationally. In 1989, Page's column won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. In 1992, he was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame.
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