Columnist Mary Schmich Bids Farewell To The Chicago Tribune
“I don’t want my leaving to seem like a signal to my colleagues or to the readers that I don’t believe in the Tribune anymore,” said Mary Schmich.
By Stephanie Kim
Columnist Mary Schmich Bids Farewell To The Chicago Tribune
“I don’t want my leaving to seem like a signal to my colleagues or to the readers that I don’t believe in the Tribune anymore,” said Mary Schmich.
By Stephanie Kim
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When Mary Schmich started writing columns for the Chicago Tribune, she made a vow: five years and move on. Today, she leaves the paper after 29 years as a columnist.
Reset talks to the Pulitzer Prize winner about her time with the paper and lessons she learned from four decades in the industry.
GUEST: Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune columnist; author of Even the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now: On Hope, Loss, and Wearing Sunscreen