Dan Jedlicka
Dan Jedlicka joined the Chicago Sun-Times in February 1968 as a busines news reporter and was named auto editor later
that year. He has reviewed more than 4,000 new vehicles for the Sun-Times--far more than any newspaper auto writer in the country.
Jedlicka also reviewed vehicles for Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Autos Internet site from January, 1996, to June, 2008.
Jedlicka remained auto editor at the Sun-Times until October, 2008, and continued writing for the newspaper's AutoTimes section,
which he started in 1992, until February, 2009. While continuing his auto writings at the Sun-Times, he served as
assistant financial editor of that newspaper from 1970 to 1973, when he began his automotive column.
He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including NBC's "Today," ABC's "20/20" and "The CBS Evening News."
He was a host, consultant and writer for Fox-TV Channel 32's 1991 New Car Preview show and that Chicago-based station's
1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 Chicago Auto Show Previews.
Jedlicka's auto articles have been printed in national magazines, including Esquire and Harper's. His auto columns
have been reprinted in U.S. government publications and economic textbooks and he is profiled in the
"World's Greatest Auto Show" history book about the Chicago Auto Show. In late 1975, Jedlicka was host and technical
advisor for three one-hour televison specials, "Auto Test 76," which aired nationally on PBS and were the first nationally
televised auto road test shows.
In 1995, Jedlicka was the recipient of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Inc.'s
Consumer Education Award, given annually to a person who has gained distinction in the field of consumer education.
He received a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Media category and inducted into the Legends of Motorsports Guild
at the Carquest World of wheels custom car show in Chicago in January, 2006.
Jedlicka has been a member since 1995 of the North American Car and Truck of the Year jury, composed of a select number
of auto journalists from throughout the county.
He is a 1987 graduate of the Bob Bondurant Race Drivers School and later of the BMW "M" and Skip Barber Advanced
Driving schools. He was a member of the U.S. team that participated in the 1987 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race/rally in
Italy and has been a race winner at the Chicago area's Santa Fe Speedway.
Jedlicka has owned 25 classic cars, including 1950s and 1960s Ferraris and 1950s and 1960s Porsches, a 1965
Corvette, a 1967 Maserati and a 1957 Studebaker supercharged Golden Hawk. Jedlicka resides with his wife, Suzanne, in
the Frank Lloyd Wright historic district of Oak Park. They have two children, James and Michele.