My son Sean was there last night.

Our latest episode has dropped. radiomisfits.com/fk259/

Interesting list. I agree with about half of them. I would add "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show" to the list. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Our latest interview is posted. We talked about one of our favorite topics, Chicago history. radiomisfits.com/mmci187/

Ahem, Mr. President. abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

At least four (one-time) Chicago Bulls are on this list, including one in the top 5. www.theringer.com/2025/10/06/n...

Chicago Radio Ratings. The Drive #1. WGN has best numbers in over a year. radioinsight.com/ratings/chic...

The one sane FCC Commissioner. radioink.com/2025/10/06/g...

This week at Eckhartz Press: An outpouring of love for one of our authors, teases for an upcoming book and major announcement, and a peek into 25 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like David Lee Roth, Dick Butkus, Jonathan Alter & Tim Kazurinsky rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/10/publ...

A Q&A with author Gloria Golec about her new memoir "South Side Memories" eckhartzpress.com/qa-with-sout...

This week's episode: we discuss the strangest video ever, Germans targeting racoons, John Stamos at RiotFest, Carmen Fanzone at the Tonight Show, a 3-year-old’s movie review, and the answer to the question of how conjoined twins handle it when one of them marries. radiomisfits.com/mm407/

Adam is currently in Scotland, but we did record this episode the day he left town. Our latest. radiomisfits.com/fk258/

#2 on this list is my favorite magazine cover of all-time. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

America's most trusted news anchors. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

The Cubs win means that this sale is still going on for another week or so! Use the coupon code "Playoffs" to save. Here's the link: eckhartzpress.com/.../everycub...

This week's interview is with the star of Wild Kingdom. radiomisfits.com/mmci186/

93XRT (WXRT-FM) announces Michelle Rutkowski as the new Brand Manager effective October 13. She is a Chicago native with Chicago radio experience (WKQX, WLUP), but was most recently working in Milwaukee.

Going to the Cubs game today. So many memories every time I walk through the neighborhood toward the ballpark. Three generations. 60 years. This photo goes back to 2001.

Wonderful piece about my old friend Tony Fitzpatrick, written by another old friend Rick Kogan. Tony has a new book out that I'm proud to have published. He's also going through some pretty serious medical issues. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/01/t...

The October issue of Illinois Entertainer is out and includes my interview with Mitch Michaels. illinoisentertainer.com/2025/09/medi...

Eckhartz Press has this limited time offer on my book EveryCubEver. From now until the end of the playoffs. So...at the very worst cast scenario, two days. Coupon code listed below. Here's the link. eckhartzpress.com/shop/everycu...

Happy 80th birthday to Radio's best friend, Art Vuolo. ramp247.com/awards/happy...

Happy birthday to Eckhartz Press author (Mob Adjacent) Jeffrey Gentile! We'll see you this weekend.

Unprovoked ICE attack on a TV reporter. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

This week at Eckhartz Press: A movie premiere, six award winners, four videos, and a peek into 30 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Pope John Paul II, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Kind, Sting, Tony LaRussa, and Zlatan. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/09/publ...

Minutia Minute. Happy birthday to Debi Derryberry. She's one of the most prolific voice actors out there. Among her roles, Jimmy Neutron. We talked to her in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview. radiomisfits.com/mmci33/

Rick and Dave cover parenting obsessions, cartoon dating terms, Bob Hope’s close call, and the Pope celebrating his birthday with Portillos. radiomisfits.com/mm406/

A new episode of Free Kicks has been posted. This one (episode #257) is called Red-card-a-palooza. radiomisfits.com/fk257/

2026 World Cup mascots. The moose is for Canada. The eagle is US. The jaguar is Mexico.

Encouraging radio/audio news, at least from my perspective. radioink.com/2025/09/26/s...

I'm in. chicago.suntimes.com/entertainmen...

New operations manager at suburban Chicago's Connoisseur radioinsight.com/headlines/30...

Well lookee here. Didn’t expect this but happy

Thank you Block Club Chicago for this great piece about Tony Fitzpatrick's new Eckhartz Press book. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/22/t...

This week at Eckhartz Press: A Steppenwolf production, radio & TV interviews, book signings, and a peek into 22 Eckhartz Press titles where you'll find people like Ed Sullivan, Kiss, Mark Hamill, Scottie Pippen, Debbie Boone, Gale Sayers, and the Brady Bunch rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/09/publ...

Latest episode of Minutia Men: Insane parenting obsessions, a tooth becomes an eye, dating terms based on cartoon characters, Bob Hope’s near death experience, sex during surgery, a tribute to former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, and the Pope gets Portillos for his birthday. radiomisfits.com/mm406/

New episode of Free Kicks dropped this weekend. radiomisfits.com/fk256/

Farm Aid 40 is tonight. The first Farm Aid is one of the highlights of my young career. I was backstage reporting for our college radio station WPGU. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

Rightfully in the crosshairs of Congress... radioink.com/2025/09/19/d...

Happy birthday to son #3. 23 years old today.

Erin Carman inks a new deal at WLS-FM. ramp247.com/marketing/er...

Yikes. Read the whole piece. Eerily similar.

FYI: FCC is only able to sanction indecency, obscenity, sponsorship identification, conduct of on air contests, hoaxes, commercial content in children's programming, broadcasting news distortion, or inappropriate use of Emergency Alert System. Kimmel violated none of them www.fcc.gov/consumers/gu...

Season 4 premieres this week, and Season 5 has already been picked up by Apple+ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Three Eckhartz Press authors are celebrating birthdays today. Happy birthday to Bobby Skafish (We Have Company), Chuck Quinzio (Life Behind the Camera) and Randy Merkin (Behind the Glass).

The staff at CBS News is not happy. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

One last photo from Hall of Fame night. This is part of the group leading the crowd in a Go Cubs Go singalong after Steve Goodman was inducted into the Hall. L-R. Eddie Volkman, Scott Childers, Lisa Fielding, Cara Carriveau, me. Luckily Skip Griparis was leading the singing. He can actually sing.

Rest in Peace, Robert Redford. Gone at age 89. One of our favorites. I told the story of my brush with Redford in this episode of Minutia Men. radiomisfits.com/mm112/

Our podcast was mentioned in this piece about musician Scott May. patch.com/illinois/chi...

I was at the Illinois Rock and Roll HOF induction ceremonies last night. Had a great time. Met some music and broadcasting greats backstage. Congrats to Eckhartz Press author Mitch Michaels for his induction.