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'''Roderick MacLeish''' (January 15, 1926 - July 1, 2006) was an American journalist and writer. Born in [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]], he grew up in the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] suburbs and graduated from the [[University of Chicago]]. MacLeish was news director for [[WBZ]] radio in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] in the early 1950s, then helped start the [[London]] and [[Washington, DC]], bureaus of [[Westinghouse Broadcasting]], where he was a chief commentator. He later was a commentator for [[CBS News]], [[National Public Radio]], and the [[Christian Science Monitor]]. His published books include both nonfiction and fiction. MacLeish was the nephew of poet [[Archibald MacLeish]]. He died in Washington, DC, at the age of 80.
{{externalimage |image1 = [http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/apf/apf3/images/derivatives/apf3-03034r.jpg Roderick MacLeish (center, in levis) as a University of Chicago student.]}}
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