George W. Bliss :::
George W. Bliss
Graduated in 1936
Inducted in 1993
A 1936 graduate, Mr. Bliss went on to an illustrious career in journalism. Mr. Bliss began
his career at the Chicago Reporter where he was a police reporter from 1937-42. In 1942, Mr. Bliss
started working for the Chicago Tribune where he would remain for all but three years until his
death September 11, 1978. From 1968-71 Mr. Bliss left the Tribune to become the acting director and
chief investigator of the Better Government Association. During his time at the Tribune, Mr. Bliss
was a police reporter, labor editor and chief investigative reporter. Mr. Bliss was awarded three
Pulitzer Prizes for his work at the Tribune. The Tribune's highest award, `The Edward Scott Beck
Award' was given to Mr. Bliss four times over his 30 year career at the Tribune. Mr. Bliss also
received many other awards for his journalistic work. He was elected to the Chicago Journalism Hall
of Fame in 1980. Mr. Bliss served in the Pacific during World War II. Mr. Bliss was married to
Therese Burns and had ten children.