Andrew Patner
| Andrew Patner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 17, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
February 3, 2015 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Kenwood Academy University of Wisconsin-Madison(B.A.) University of Chicago Law School |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster, Arts critic, author, interviewer |
| Partner(s) | Tom Bachtell |
Andrew Patner (December 17, 1959 – February 3, 2015) was an American Chicago-based journalist, broadcaster, critic, and interviewer. From 1998 until his death in 2015 he served as critic-at-Large for WFMT radio, which broadcast his wide-ranging weekly interview and commentary program, "Critical Thinking".
Previously, Patner had worked as an arts critic for WBEZ and as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. His book, I.F. Stone: a portrait, about the iconoclastic journalist I.F. Stone was published in 1988.[1] Patner was born in Chicago and attended Kenwood Academy, the College of the University of Chicago, where he was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the Chicago Maroon,[2] the University of Chicago Law School, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he graduated with a B.A. in history.[3] In 1993, he became the first regular writer for a mainstream Chicago newspaper to write about being gay.[4] His partner of 25 years, Tom Bachtell, is an acclaimed illustrator for The New Yorker magazine.[5]
He was also a regular contributor of arts journalism to the Chicago Sun-Times from 1991 until his death.[6]
References
- ↑ "I.F. Stone: a portrait". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Edgar, Hannah (6 February 2015). "Chicago icon with plenty of UChicago connections passes away suddenly". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Patner, art critic and UChicago alumnus (1959–2015)". uchicago.edu.
- ↑ "Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame". glhalloffame.org.
- ↑ "Tom Bachtell - The New Yorker". The New Yorker.
- ↑ "Arts critic Andrew Patner dies at 55; versatile Chicago writer, radio host". Chicago. 3 February 2015.
External links
- "Andrew Patner: The View from Here". typepad.com.
- "Andrew Patner, art critic and UChicago alumnus (1959–2015)". uchicago.edu.
- Edgar, Hannah (6 February 2015). "Chicago icon with plenty of UChicago connections passes away suddenly". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame". glhalloffame.org.
- "WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture - Critic's Choice, Critical Thinking, and more from Andrew Patner". wfmt.com.
- "Andrew Patner – A Chicago cultural icon vanishes". Chicago. 3 February 2015.
- Andrew Patner. "Critical Thinking". wfmt.com.
- Hasbrouck, Edward. "Andrew Patner and I at the U. of Chicago". The Practical Nomad. Retrieved 9 May 2016.