Bud "The Steamer" Furillo passes *

Furillo was the sports editor of the late Herald Examiner, wrote his column "The Steam Room" there for many years, and served a couple of stints as a radio sports talk host when that genre was first getting its legs in Los Angeles. His death last night at age 80 was reported today on the front office blog of the Dodgers. Associated Press says he died at an assisted living home in Ojai. His son Andy, a former Herald and Times reporter, works at the Sacramento Bee.

* Wednesday obits and columns: Larry Stewart in the L.A. Times, Steve Dilbeck in the Daily News, Steve Bisheff in the Register, Bob Keisser in the Press-Telegram (and an appreciation from Keisser as the last Her-Ex staffer Furillo hired.)