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John F Hogan
Chicago native John F. Hogan is a published historian and former broadcast journalist and on-air reporter (WGN-TV/Radio) who has written and produced newscasts and documentaries specializing in pol...view moreChicago native John F. Hogan is a published historian and former broadcast journalist and on-air reporter (WGN-TV/Radio) who has written and produced newscasts and documentaries specializing in politics, government, the courts and the environment. As WGN-TV's environmental editor, he became the first recipient of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Quality Award. His work also has been honored by the Associated Press. Hogan left broadcasting to become director of media relations and employee communications for Commonwealth Edison Company, one of the nation's largest electric utilities. Hogan is the author of Edison's one-hundred-year history, A Spirit Capable, as well as five other Chicago books with The History Press: Chicago Shakedown, Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards, Forgotten Fires of Chicago, The 1937 Chicago Steel Strike and The Great Chicago Beer Riot. He holds a BS in journalism/communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and presently works as a freelance writer and public relations consultant.view less
Books by John F Hogan
Forgotten Fires of Chicago: The Lake Michigan Inferno and a Century of Flame The 1937 Chicago Steel Strike: Blood on the Prairie Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards: A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Chicago Beer Riot: How Lager Struck a Blow for Liberty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Chicago Water Tower Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChicago Shakedown: The Ogden Gas Scandal Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5