Norman Ross Shuffles Off This Mortal Coil

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 3, 2008 9:50PM

Renowned local television and radio personality Norman Ross passed away this morning at the age of 86 from congestive heart failure. Ross was a popular radio host on WGN and WFMT, including the shows Tunes from Talman and The Norman Ross Show. Ross also worked at ABC 7 as a reporter and commentator from 1989 to 2001. Away from the media, Ross was "vice president for public affairs for First National Bank of Chicago for many years, and chaired the architectural competition for a new downtown Chicago public library." His father was Norman Ross, Sr., 1920 Olympic gold medalist and also a radio host.