Bio: Melissa Isaacson has been a fixture on the Chicago sports media landscape for more than 30 years. An award-winning sports writer and author currently on the faculty of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, her most recent book "State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation," was featured in the New York Times and L.A. Times Best-of-2019 Holiday Gift Guides, in "Sports Illustrated" and on NBC's "Today Show."

 

Isaacson was the Chicago Tribune’s first woman general sports columnist and the first woman principal beat writer to cover the Bulls and Bears, most notably the Michael Jordan–led Bulls over their six NBA titles.

 

Read her full bio in lasts weeks' bulletin. Better yet - come meet her Tuesday!