In Loving Memory of
Stephen “Steve” Corman
March 10, 1942 – June 2, 2026
Celebration of Life
September 5, 2026
2:00 PM Mountain Time
Stephen Corman Obituary
Stephen “Steve” Corman, 84, passed peacefully on June 2, 2026 surrounded by his family. Born and raised in the Chicago area, he attended Highland Park High School and the University of Denver. He married his beloved wife Sheila in 1967 and together they raised two children, Lisa and Neil.
Steve was an eight-time Emmy-award winning television news and sports producer / writer. He worked in broadcast journalism for nearly 50 years, working at WMAQ-TV (NBC Chicago), KNSD-TV (NBC San Diego) and WIND Radio (Group W-Chicago) in various producing, writing and management positions. In 2000 he was inducted into the San Diego/Southwestern Area Silver Circle in recognition of his contributions to the industry.
He loved giving back to those looking at careers in journalism by teaching courses in broadcast journalism over the years in Chicago and San Diego. This included four years as a department head at Columbia College in Chicago. He cherished spending the time with students and mentored many who went on to have successful careers in the same field.
While Steve enjoyed wearing colorful socks, his favorites were the “Pale Hose” (Chicago White Sox): a dedicated fan of them his entire life. So dedicated was he to his beloved Sox, that on his wedding day when the Sox played a doubleheader a friend monitoring the games with a transistor radio and single ear bud provided him with occasional score updates during the wedding reception. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of the team and baseball in general. He was a fan of many sports and teams including his beloved DU Pios, Chicago Bears and Blackhawks. He loved summer afternoons at the racetrack watching and betting on the “ponies”.
Even after he retired, he continued to write and authored two books. “Danny’s Decades” in 2011 and “Chicago’s Sweetest ‘16: A Baseball Fantasy” in 2015.
Known for both his charisma and acerbic wit, Steve was comfortable being center stage. He often spent what felt like hours regaling people with stories of both his children’s successes and, whenever possible, anything that would embarrass them.
Steve is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sheila; his children, Lisa (Paul Roberts) and Neil (Shira Weinberg); and his granddaughter Hannah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Gladys Corman.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the University of Denver in support of the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies Fund in Steve’s memory.
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When I met Steve, I was a single parent with two young children living on the west side of Chicago, barely able to support myself let alone my children. I enrolled my son in the Big Brothers program, hoping that he would be assigned a good person to emulate and, lo and behold, Steve and Sheila Corman came into our lives. Steve worked hard to provide Andrew with a strong role model and spent hours on weekends with him thrilling Andrew with glimpses into his own life as a television producer. But more importantly, our two families became close in later years and we visited together in Chicago regularly. And it was so thrilling for me, a hopeful writer myself, when Steve published his two novels. In the end, Steve was a wonderful role model to so many of us in so many ways. We’ll never forget you.
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Steve was a dear friend, good person and great family man. I would always look forward to Steve and Shelia visiting Chicago and coming downtown for visits. Steve was a passionate man and loved Chicago and the White Sox, even when they had some slumping seasons-He was very loyal and always looked at the brighter side. The thing that I remember and admire most about Steve was his pride and happiness towards his wife, children and family. I always looked up to the strength Steve and Shelia had for each other and the love for the family. He is a great role model, friend and will be dearly missed. Thoughts and prayers to the entire Corman Family.
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Steve was a dear friend – one of those rare people who blesses your life. Steve and I met at Columbia College and that was the beginning of a special friendship lasting decades. Steve was extremely talented with a wonderful wit. He was genuine and caring. His wife and family were very special and dear to him. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to them. His friendship and love were a gift to us – something my husband and I will treasure always. Thank you, Steve, you are dearly missed.
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For a life well lived, for the good memories, rest in peace now, Steve.