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{{short description|American journalist}}

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'''Louis R "Lou" Guzzo''' (January 11, 1919 &ndash; June 29, 2013) was a journalist, author, and television commentator in [[Seattle, Washington]]. He was an art and theater critic for 20 years at the ''[[Seattle Times]]'', then served as the managing editor of the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/connelly/332901_joel24.html|title=Sizing up a rerun of Rossi, Gregoire match|date=September 23, 2007|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|accessdateaccess-date=July 9, 2010|first1=Joel|last1=Connelly}}</ref> where his [[investigative journalism|investigative]] team wrote stories that led to the [[indictment]]s of more than fifty government officials.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

Guzzo was an ally of Washington state [[Governor (United States)|governor]] [[Dixy Lee Ray]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/71990618.html?dids=71990618:71990618&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+03%2C+1994&author=Peggy+Andersen&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Dixy+Lee+Ray%2C+Former+Governor%2C+U.S.+Atomic+Energy+Chief%2C+Dies&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102214934/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/71990618.html?dids=71990618:71990618&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+03,+1994&author=Peggy+Andersen&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Dixy+Lee+Ray,+Former+Governor,+U.S.+Atomic+Energy+Chief,+Dies&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|title=Dixy Lee Ray, Former Governor, US Atomic Energy Chief, Dies|date=January 3, 1994|work=[[The Washington Post]]|language=|accessdateaccess-date=July 9, 2010 | first=Peggy | last=Andersen}}</ref> He worked with her at the [[U.S. Atomic Energy Commission]], co-authored books with her, and helped in her successful bid for governor in 1976.

Guzzo appeared regularly on [[KIRO-TV]] and [[KIRO (AM)]] radio, where he was also an editorial consultant. In 1986, a commentary attacking "[[rockpunk musicrock]]" fans caught the attention of the Seattle [[crossover thrash]] band [[The Dehumanizers]]. In response the group recorded a satirical song "Kill Lou Guzzo" on their debut [[Extended play|7"-inch EP]].<ref>Seattle Post Intelligencer - Music Review http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-The-Dehumanizers-Deep-Throat-A-1044660.php</ref> The record used unauthorized audio clips from Guzzo's TV editorial. Group members later received a [[cease and desist]] letter from KIRO and Guzzo.<ref>Cease letter image http://flag.blackened.net/daver/hardcore/dehum2.jpg {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510071625/http://flag.blackened.net/daver/hardcore/dehum2.jpg |date=2017-05-10 }}</ref>

He had several e-books published, and has had numerous speeches, talks, and commentaries posted to [[YouTube]]. After his retirement from KIRO, Guzzo maintained a website where he continued to write a daily commentary on current events. He was a resident of [[Newcastle, Washington]]. Guzzo died in 2013 at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Hagan |first=Maureen |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021315561_guzzoobitxml.html |title=Washington journalist Lou Guzzo dead at 94 &#124; Local News |publisher=The Seattle Times |access-date= |accessdate=2013-07-03}}</ref>

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