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Jim Ruddle: From News Desk to Open Sea | Chicago News
Jim Ruddle, the legendary journalist who anchored newsrooms and sailed oceans, passed away at 94—leaving behind a life as vivid as his baritone voice. From Tulsa’s radio waves to Peabody-winning investigations, he carved a path through broadcast history before trading anchor desks for the open sea aboard his sailboat, the Zarzuela. A Coast Guard radio operator turned novelist (at 82), he was a storyteller, sailor, and conversationalist whose adventures spanned the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. His daughter called him a man of endless talents—and now, the world remembers him as a true American…
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