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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 20h

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

Chicago voted best big city by Condé Nast readers for 9th straight year

For the ninth straight year, Chicago has been voted the best big city in the U.S. by Condé Nast readers.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 1d

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

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 1d

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

Chicago - RadioInsight

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 1d

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

Gomez: Public Interest at Risk if FCC Eases Ownership Limits - Radio Ink

As the FCC reviews local station ownership rules, Commissioner Anna Gomez says consolidation threatens free speech and civic literacy.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 2d

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...

Publishing Portal--October 6, 2025

The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 3d

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

Q&A with South Side Memories author Gloria Golec

Gloria Golec's memoir is a love letter to the Polish neighborhood of Chicago in the 1950s known as Archer Heights. It's available for pre-order now!

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 3d

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/

Minutia Men - Conjoined Twin Whoopie

Rick and Dave revisit wild stories, from John Stamos at RiotFest to conjoined twin marriage questions, plus raccoons, Beatles, and more.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 5d

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

Free Kicks - Foreign Owners

Adam and Rick break down Premier League action on the field and the controversy surrounding foreign owners and managers.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 5d

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

The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 5d

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

America’s Most Trusted News Anchors in the Trump Era Are …

Fox News hosts rise, Joe Scarborough and Chris Cuomo fall and David Muir reigns in primetime, THR's exclusive poll finds.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 6d

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...

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 6d

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

Celebrity Interview - Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom host Peter Gros

Rick and Dave chat with Peter Gros about hosting the reboot of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and its legacy.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 7d

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.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 7d

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...

Column: Tony Fitzpatrick has a new book, and maybe new lungs

“The Sun at the End of the Road” is a new collection of artwork, poetry and essays, published this month. The author has to celebrate, for now, at the Rush University Medical Center.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 7d

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

Media: October 2025 • Mitch Michaels: Hall of Famer : Illinois Entertainer

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 8d

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...

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 8d

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

Happy 80th, Art Vuolo!

• Today, September 30, 2025, marks a very important milestone in our humble industry -- the eternally youthful Art Vuolo, National Treasure, videographer-to-the-stars, and "Radio's Best Friend" turns ...

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 9d

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

Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 9d

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

Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter's truck

CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei said she was turning away from the facility's fence when a masked agent shot a pepper ball at her truck.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 9d

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...

Publishing Portal--September 29, 2025

The latest news from Eckhartz Press, and a chance to peek into some of the great previous offerings from our humble little publishing compan...

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 11d

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/

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Radio Misfits Podcast Network @radiomisfits.com · 12d

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/

Minutia Men - The Pope At Portillos

Rick and Dave share wild stories: parenting obsessions, cartoon dating terms, Bob Hope, sex in surgery, and the Pope at Portillos.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 12d

I wrote a whole novel (satire) about this nearly 20 years ago. eckhartzpress.com/shop/everance/

$everance

A satire about the broadcasting business of the early 00s, and a predictor of the current media world we are now forced to live in.

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Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social · 12d

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

Free Kicks - Red-Card-A-Palooza

Adam and Rick break down a Premier League match filled with double red cards and surprising coaching decisions.

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