John Carmichael (sportswriter)
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John P. Carmichael was a sportswriter who began his career with the Milwaukee Leader
in 1924. He moved to Chicago in 1927, where he wrote for the Chicago Herald-Examiner for a spell and the Chicago Daily News
- where his column "The Barbershop" ran for 38 years. He also served as editor for the Who's Who in the Major Leagues from 1938 to 1954.
He retired in 1972 and was awarded the J.G. Taylor Spink Award
in 1974.
Milwaukee Leader
The Milwaukee Leader was a socialist daily newspaper established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in December 1911 by Socialist Party chief Victor L. Berger...
in 1924. He moved to Chicago in 1927, where he wrote for the Chicago Herald-Examiner for a spell and the Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The Daily News was founded by Melville E. Stone, Percy Meggy, and William Dougherty in 1875 and began publishing early the next year...
- where his column "The Barbershop" ran for 38 years. He also served as editor for the Who's Who in the Major Leagues from 1938 to 1954.
He retired in 1972 and was awarded the J.G. Taylor Spink Award
J.G. Taylor Spink Award
The J. G. Taylor Spink Award is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers Association of America to its members. The award was instituted in and named after J. G...
in 1974.