Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist,[1] and senior member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board.

[3] After his graduation from university in 1969, Page took a position with The Chicago Tribune, and was drafted into the military after only six months with the paper.

He found himself assigned as an Army journalist with the 212th Artillery Group at Fort Lewis, Washington, when his obligation ended and he made his way back to the Tribune in 1971.

[3] Page is a frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group (on hiatus as of January, 2021), a regular contributor of essays to The PBS NewsHour, host of several documentaries on the Public Broadcasting Service, and an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday.

[5] Clarence Page wrote an editorial piece about "Richie" Daley and his achievements as mayor of Chicago.