Mike Royko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMike Royko
American writer and newspaper columnist
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1932
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 29-Apr-1997
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Mike Royko
- Michael Royko Jr.
- (September 19, 1932 – April 29, 1997) was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago.
- Over his 30-year career, he wrote over 7,500 daily columns for three newspapers, the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
- Originally a humorist focused on life in Chicago, he authored Boss, a scathing negative biography of Chicago Mayor Richard J.
- Daley in 1971.
- He was the winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
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