Steve Neal

Steve Neal (1949 in Coos Bay, Oregon – February 18, 2004, in Hinsdale, Illinois) was an American journalist and historian, noted for political columns and coverage of American electoral history. He is best known for Dark Horse, an authorized biography of 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie.

Biography

Journalist After studying at the University of Oregon and Columbia University, Neal served as a bylined reporter and columnist for the Oregon Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Chicago Tribune, rising to the level of White House correspondent for the Tribune. From 1987 until 2004, he worked with the Chicago Sun-Times, writing a frequent political column for their editorial page. In 1999, a collection of Neal's columns, Rolling on the River, was published by the Southern Illinois University Press.