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The tradition was exemplified by the longtime night city editor of the American, Harry Romanoff, " Romy ," who could create news stories almost at will with only a telephone.

Running the city room at night with the help of two rewrite men ( including Mike McGovern, noted below ), one night photo editor, a sports desk editor ( Brent Musburger's first job out of journalism school ) and one night copy boy who " cut and pasted AP and UPI wires for Harry's review ).

Since the afternoon paper was put together the previous evening, the night city editor was the key news editor.

Moreover, " Romy " a stout, cigar-chomping, suspendered, order-barking commander of the city desk enjoyed the fearful but absolute regard of pressmen, the composing room and the entire night staff of the Tribune Tower which owned and housed the Chicago's American operations in its final decades.