Columns
Mar 20, 2017
For The Daily Beast: Jimmy Breslin, the People’s Champion

In his latest column for The Daily Beast, Mike Barnicle pays tribute to legendary New York City columnist Jimmy Breslin, who died Friday at the age of 88. “He stood for the vulnerable and used the voice contained in his talent to call out the political people and anyone else who abused or ignored the poor, the disenfranchised, anyone living on life’s margins and judged by their zip code, their needs or their lack of income.” Read the column in its entirety here.

Jimmy Breslin, the People’s Champion

https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/20/jimmy-breslin-the-people-s-champion.html