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Monday, December 04, 2006

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Interviews with Chicago radio personalities
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Publisher (Eckhartz Press), author ("Father Knows Nothing", "Records Truly is My Middle Name", "The Living Wills", "$everance", "The Radio Producer's Handbook", "Grun Weiss Vor!"), media critic (Illinois Entertainer), blogger (Just One Bad Century) and former radio guy (WLUP, WJMK).
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Over the past five years I've interviewed more than 200 Chicago radio professionals. They're listed below in alphabetical order (by first name). Simply click on their names to read the interviews.

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  • Chet Coppock (IE)
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  • Dan McNeil (IE)
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  • Dane Placko (IE)
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  • Danny Bonaduce (2021)
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  • Dave Fogel (2019)
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  • Freak
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  • Fred Winston
  • Fred Winston (IE)
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  • Gary Spears
  • Geoff Pinkus
  • George Ofman
  • Greg Bell
  • Greg Brown
  • Greg Brown (IE)
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  • Guy Bauer
  • Harry Teinowitz
  • Ian Punnett
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  • Janda Lane
  • Jason Marck
  • Java Joel Murphy
  • Jay Marvin
  • Jeff Davis
  • Jeff Hoover
  • Jeff Schwartz
  • Jenn Weigel (2019)
  • Jennifer Keiper
  • Jenniffer Weigel
  • Jerry Agar
  • Jill Urchak
  • Jim Johnson
  • Jim Moran
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  • Jim Wiser
  • Jimmy "Mac" Mcinerney
  • Joan Esposito
  • Joe Bartosch
  • Joe Cicero
  • Joe Collins
  • Joe Collins (IE)
  • John "Swany" Swanson
  • John "Swany" Swanson (IE)
  • John Calhoun
  • John Dempsey
  • John Fisher
  • John Gehron
  • John Howell
  • John Jurkovic
  • John Landecker (2020)
  • John Landecker (IE-2)
  • John Landecker (IE-3)
  • John Landecker (IE)
  • John Records Landecker
  • John Williams (2020)
  • Johnnie Putnam
  • Jon Zaghloul
  • Jonathan Hansen
  • Jonathan Hood
  • Jonathon Brandmeier (1993)
  • Josh Liss
  • Judd Sirott
  • Julian Nieh
  • Justin Kaufmann
  • Karen Hand
  • Kathy Hart
  • Kathy Voltmer
  • Kathy Voltmer (IE)
  • KC (White) Lupp
  • Ken Cocker
  • Ken Sumka
  • Kent Voss
  • Kevin "Koz" Kozke
  • Kevin Manno
  • Kevin Matthews
  • Kevin Matthews (IE)
  • Kevin Robinson
  • Kipper McGee
  • Kris Erik Stevens
  • Larry Lujack
  • Laura Witek
  • Lauren O'Neil
  • Len Kasper
  • Len O'Kelly
  • Len O'Kelly (IE)
  • Les Grobstein
  • Leslie Harris
  • Leslie Keiling
  • Leslie Keiling (IE)
  • Lin Brehmer
  • Lin Brehmer (IE)
  • Lisa Dent
  • Lisa Dominique
  • Lisa Greene
  • Mancow Muller
  • Marc Silverman
  • Marc Silverman (2020)
  • Marianne Murciano
  • Mark Caro
  • Mark Edwards
  • Mark Giangreco
  • Mark Grote
  • Mark Suppelsa
  • Mark Zander
  • Mark Zander (IE)
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  • Mary Van De Velde
  • Matt Bisbee
  • Matt Dubiel
  • Matt Spiegel
  • Maura Myles
  • Max Armstrong
  • Megan Reed
  • Mel Tovar
  • Melissa Forman
  • Melissa Forman (2021)
  • Melissa Forman (IE)
  • Melissa McGurren
  • Michael Damsky
  • Mike Mulligan
  • Mitch Michaels
  • Mitch Michaels (IE)
  • Mitch Rosen
  • Nick Digilio
  • Orion Samuelson
  • Pat Cassidy
  • Pat Cassidy (2020)
  • Pat Hughes
  • Patti Haze (IE)
  • Patty Martin
  • Paul Barsky
  • Paul Brian
  • Penny Lane
  • Pete McMurray
  • Phil Manicki
  • Phil Manicki (2019)
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  • Ray Stevens
  • Ric Federighi
  • Rich King
  • Rich King (2022)
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  • Rick Kaempfer
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  • Robert Murphy
  • Robert Murphy (IE)
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  • Roe Conn
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  • Roman Sawczak
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  • Roy Leonard
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  • Ryan Manno
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  • Shelli Harmon
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  • Steve Dahl (2019)
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  • Tim Virgin
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Records Truly Is My Middle Name

Records Truly Is My Middle Name
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The Living Wills (a novel)

The Living Wills (a novel)
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$everance (a novel)

$everance (a novel)
By Rick Kaempfer

The Radio Producer's Handbook

The Radio Producer's Handbook
By Rick Kaempfer & John Swanson

Rick's Radio History

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