Hot Type: 150 Years of the Best Local Stories from the News-Gazette

Tom Kacich

Sports Pub, Sep 1, 2002 - Social Science - 261 pages

Hot Type reviews the top 150 news stories in the first 150 years (1852-2002) of print journalism in Champaign-Urbana. It's an eye-opening account of a community that not long ago was far different than the university-dominated place it is today. Hot Type reviews sensational courtroom dramas, the stories of fires and other natural disasters, the rapid development of the community in the 1920s, '50s and '60s, its near-lawless attitudes in the 1930s, and some of the great leaders and colorful characters.

About the author

Kacich was reared in suburban Chicago and received a B.A. in political science from Illinois State University and an M.A. in public affairs reporting from Sangamon State University. He is the editorial page editor at The News-Gazette.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hot Type: 150 Years of the Best Local Stories from the News-Gazette; Illinois Series
• Author: Tom Kacich
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Sports Pub, 2002
• ISBN: 1582614822, 9781582614823
• Length: 261 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / United States / State & Local / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Publishing; Social Science / Media Studies; Sports & Recreation / General