The more you read about this story, the more heartbreaking it gets. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Jim Slusher's book "To Nudge the World" has been named the Book of the Year by the Chicago Writers Association in the Indie Non-Fiction Category. Congratulations to Jim! Eckhartz Press has now won this award five times in our 14 years (and had an additional nine finalists).

Three more years of Howard. ramp247.com/programming/...

This week at Eckhartz Press: A tease of 11 new books coming in 2026, 10 upcoming appearances, and a peek into 26 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Adam Amin, Billy Gibbons, Denise DeClue, Larry Lujack, Lorelei Shark, Mugs Halas, & Ray Meyer rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/12/publ...

Happy 100th birthday to one of my all-time favorites, Dick Van Dyke. youtu.be/7uIcCpjUFHQ?...

This is where I will be tonight, Kaiser Tiger (1415 W. Randolph in Chicago)

Lots to discuss in this week's episode. radiomisfits.com/fk264/

Great piece in the Chicago Tribune by Rick Kogan about our latest book, 40 Years 40 Films by Nick DiGilio. It will run in the paper on Sunday. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/n...

Fun interview with Eckhartz Press author Doug E. Jones. wynneleon.com/2025/12/10/h...

New evening anchor at WBBM News Radio. ramp247.com/programming/...

Daily Walkoff Cubs #466 "Baker's Dozen" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Nick Digilio on WGN-TV this afternoon.

Daily Walkoff Cubs #465 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This week at Eckhartz Press: A book launch, dozens of interviews and appearances, a tease of 7 new books coming in 2026, and a peek into 31 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Frank Sinatra, Lou Boudreau, Matt Forte, Ferguson Jenkins, and John Lennon rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/12/publ...

Drew Walker gets morning show/PD gig at Free Country. ramp247.com/programming/...

This week's episode includes a couple of holiday season classics. radiomisfits.com/mm413/

After taking a few weeks off we are back with a new episode of Free Kicks. radiomisfits.com/fk263/

Tomorrow evening (5pm/Sat) I'll be in Skokie for a book launch party for our latest book "Take Me Back to Chicago". Author Doug E. Jones will be there. His novel is a fun ride, set in 1974 Chicago. Come on out to Sketchbook Brewing (4901 Main Street in Skokie). eckhartzpress.com/shop/take-me...

NEW! Guest @rickkaempfer.bsky.social joins Nick to talk about his five favorite SNL sketches, becoming aware of SNL as a kid while living in Germany, his personal encounters with Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, and more. SUBSCRIBE. DOWNLOAD. LISTEN. From @radiomisfits.com radiomisfits.com/ts152/

Had a great time on this podcast. Thanks again to Nick Digilio for asking me to be on his show.

The video of Robert Conlon's appearance on ChicagoNow. youtu.be/1UnNYT9TJFE?...

Quote from iHeart executive: "We're Guaranteed Human. We don't use AI-generated personalities. We don't play AI music that features synthetic vocalists pretending to be human. And the podcasts we publish are also Guaranteed Human." This is how far we've gone down the rabbit hole.

Eckhartz Press author Robert Conlon (Celtic Knot) on Chicago Now this morning (WFLD-TV).

The new Illinois Entertainer is out and includes my article about the new Museum of Broadcast Communications. illinoisentertainer.com/2025/11/medi...

This week at Eckhartz Press: Two book launch parties, dozens of interviews, X-mas gift ideas galore and a peek into 41 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Pope Leo, George Harrison, Kyle Hendricks, Lee Smith, Linda Yu, Peter Buck, and Tom Waits. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/12/publ...

We reposted this interview this week because it's the anniversary of John Lennon's last live performance, and May Pang was there with him. She tells us all about it in this interview. If you're a Beatles fan, you'll love this interview. Many great stories. radiomisfits.com/mmci-rr01/

Now that Holiday shopping season has begun, don't forget there are over a hundred gift ideas at Eckhartz Press. Fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, award-winners, novels, Chick-lit, short stories, kids books. All are Chicago stories or written by Chicago authors. eckhartzpress.com/shop/product...

Daily Walkoff Cubs #454 "Mound Masters" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Having trouble following the Olivia Nuzzi-RKF Jr.-Ryan Lizza story? It's a doozy. This is the best summary of it I've seen. www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...

RIP JoBo. Too young.

RIP Jimmy Cliff.

This week at EP: A celebration of life, two upcoming book launch parties, nine interviews, two promotional videos, and a peek into 27 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Howie Mandel, Joe DiMaggio, Michelle Pfeifer, Oscar Robertson, and Rahm Emanuel. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...

Minutia Men: The frozen wife dilemma, an amazingly inappropriately named laundry, the birth of the television version of Grinch, matchsticks up his nose, trying to smuggle monkeys, a dramatic reading from Olivia Nuzzi’s new book, and a tribute to Harold Ramis. radiomisfits.com/mm412/

Congrats to Lauren. radioinsight.com/headlines/32...

College radio is still alive and well. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...

Look who is coming back to Chicago--Tim Virgin. ramp247.com/programming/...

A Chicago favorite. This week we interviewed journalist turned game show host Deborah Norville. radiomisfits.com/mmci189/

This week at Eckhartz Press: Another new movie project, six appearances this week--including tonight, multiple interviews, and a peek into 33 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Jim Belushi, John Belushi, John F. Kennedy & Steve Van Zandt. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...

This week's episode includes Dave's favorite story ever. radiomisfits.com/mm411/

Our latest episode. radiomisfits.com/fk262a/

Sorry to hear this news. I knew Jim from his days working in Chicago television. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...

Finally made it out to the Museum of Broadcast Communications to see the exhibit I curated about the Loop. They did a great job! It looks really cool.

This week we talked to author/film critic/podcaster Nick Digilio. radiomisfits.com/mmci188/

Congrats to Mully & Haugh. barrettmedia.com/2025/11/07/6...

This week at Eckhartz Press: Nine upcoming author appearances, author interviews, promotional videos, a free book excerpt and a peek into 22 Eckhartz Press titles featuring people like Greg Lake, Hugh Hefner, Jack Sikma, Jane Byrne, Joe Mantegna & Stan Lee. rickkaempfer.blogspot.com/2025/11/publ...

A little something for everyone in this episode. Two calls to Chinese restaurants, Dave’s famous slip up on the radio, belly fat and its connection to baldness, cocoa tacos, a story about Kiss, a movie review by a three year old, and the man responsible for the Louvre mishap. radiomisfits.com/mm410/

New episode of Free Kicks includes two reports from across the pond. One from my England trip, and one from Adam's trip to Germany. radiomisfits.com/fk261/

Chicago Radio Ratings. radioinsight.com/ratings/chic...

This Saturday the latest class will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The 2025 class includes Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Bad Company, Soundgarden, Outkast, and Warren Zevon. That covers a pretty wide spectrum, doesn't it?