Eddie Schwartz was a radio personality and former syndicated columnist from Chicago. He died on February 4, 2009, at a nursing home in Waukegan, Illinois. Schwartz was 62 years old.Daily Herald: Eddie Schwartz dies at 62 (February 4, 2009) MSNBC: Radio Veteran Eddie Swartz Dies (February 4, 2009)

"Eddie was a treasure that people in Chicago and around the country came to love through the medium of radio."—Mitch Rosen, program director of WSCR-AMSun Times: 'Chicago Ed' Schwartz dies (February 4, 2009)

"When I was a very young kid, I used to fall asleep every night listening to Jack Eigen's show on WMAQ through my little earphone in bed. He had a talk show on every night. I loved it. It was my link to the outside world. He'd talk about whatever was going on in the world or talk with show-biz people who came through town. And I thought, My, my what fun!"—Ed SchwartzSun Times: 'Chicago Ed' Schwartz dies (February 4, 2009)

"With a lot of late-night radio listeners, I've become kind of like an old bathrobe or an old pair of slippers. They know who I am and what I do, and they're comfortable with it. They're glad to find out that I'm here at night, and we get together and maybe everything's OK with the world."—Ed SchwartzSun Times: 'Chicago Ed' Schwartz dies (February 4, 2009)