James R. Savage (September 9, 1910 – April 4, 1951) was a columnist who originated the "Tower Ticker" column in the Chicago Tribune in 1948 and wrote it until his death in 1951.
Savage was born in Chicago to a family long established there.
He worked in show business, both in theater management, notably for Balaban and Katz (B&K), and as a writer.
Despite being blind in one eye, he joined the Navy during World War II as a press relations officer, and rejoined B&K afterwards.
He died in 1951 while covering the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.