Ken Nordine, creator of a style of audio storytelling he called "word jazz," died Saturday at the age of 98. And we're sad to say we lost one of America's great voices over the weekend. Ken Nordine ...

Before you read the words written below about the life and times and accomplishments of a man named Ken Nordine, who died Saturday at his North Side home at the age of 98, it would be a good idea for ...

If you’re Ken Nordine and you’ve spent a lifetime producing iconic TV commercials, writing poetry, publishing books, creating art, inventing Word Jazz (broadcast Sundays at Midnight on WBEZ) and ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Ken Nordine was known internationally as a jazz poet, and now, preservationists are rushing to save his Edgewater mansion from the wrecking ball. Nordine's 7,300 square-foot mansion at ...

Ken Nordine’s voice was tailor-made for late night radio. His unparalleled, smooth baritone guided WBEZ listeners through the show Word Jazz for more than 40 years. Nordine died Saturday at the age of ...

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Ken Nordine, who improvised poetry in a silky voice to cool, vibrant musical accompaniment, creating a form of storytelling that he called “word jazz,” and that brought him renown on radio and led to ...

Ken Nordine has made his way through this world with his voice. He has made a good living by pitching paint, jeans, coffee and cars. And he has made a fascinating life with something he invented ...

A noted Arts and Crafts brick mansion in Edgewater and longtime home of late voice actor and jazz poet Ken Nordine sold May 28 for $1.37 million to a North Side couple who intend to preserve it.