Pioneering Chicago sports journalist Jeannie Morris died Monday at 85.
She had returned to Chicago, where she received treatment for cancer, after living for more than 20 years in Seattle and at her cabin in Sundance, Utah.
Ms. Morris’ wide-ranging knowledge, graceful writing and unflappable perseverance made her a star of print and TV. She had a long career at WMAQ-TV and WBBM-TV in Chicago, covering a wide range of sports.
In 1975, she was the first woman to report live from Super Bowl IX.
“Well, they had me talk to the wives,” she said later.