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An interview with Balding Handbook author David Stern...(scroll down inside the box to click play)

Mancow and Stern

A few more pictures from David Stern's recent appearance on the Mancow radio/television show in Chicago...

The Balding Handbook on radio/television

The Balding Handbook's David Stern was on Mancow's show this morning in Chicago.

Randy on the Radio

If you're a radio fan, and would like to hear Eckhartz Press author Randy Richardson discussing his book "Cheeseland", you don't have to be in the town of the radio stations to hear him. Simply click on the station call letters to listen to the interviews streaming live on the station websites...

*June 18, 2012
Monday, 9.20 AM EDT/8.20 AM CDT
Morning Show (Bob Langstaff) WAMV 1420 AM
(Amherst, Virginia)

*June 20, 2012
Wednesday, 9.10 AM CDT
Breakfast Club WCUB AM
(In Cheeseland!)

*June 21, 2012
Thursday, 10:30 am CDT
KORN 1490 AM Let’s Talk (Clay Mick)
(South Dakota)

*June 26, 2012
Tuesday, 7 pm CDT/6 PM MT
The Ken Hudnall Show
Borderland Radio Network
(EL Paso, TX)

*June 28, 2012
Thursday, 9 AM PDT/11AM CDT
The Two O'Clock Show (Ken Johannessen)KPQ Radio
(Washington)

*July 2, 2012
Monday, 9.35 AM EDT/8.35 AM CDT
WOCA AM AM Ocala
(Florida)

*July 12, 2012
Thursday, 8.30 AM CDT
Talkline (Bob Krejcarek) WLDY AM
(In Cheeseland!)

*September 13, 2012
Thursday, 3 PM PDT/5 PM CDT
Red River Radio No Limits
(California)

Brendan on the Radio

Brendan Sullivan (photo) was recently on the Skinny & Houli show in Chicago. Skinny is the legendary Skinny Sheehan, and Houli is Mike Houlihan, a former writer for the Sun-Times, and a fixture in the Chicago theater community.

The three Southside Irishmen talked about Brendan & Rick's Eckhartz Press book "The Living Wills" and much more. The podcast is here.

Postscript: Houli recently posted this about "The Living Wills" on Brendan's Facebook page..."Brendan-just finished your book a few days ago, it was wonderful, lots of tears in the end, great read, thanks so much."

Countdown to Cheeseland

"Cheeseland" by Randy Richardson comes out next Tuesday (although it's available for pre-order now, by clicking here). You can bet that Randy will be hustling to promote his book in the coming weeks.

If you're a radio fan, and would like to hear Randy discussing the book, you don't have to be in the town of the radio stations to hear him. Simply click on the station call letters to listen to the interviews streaming live on the station websites...

*May 31, 2012
Thursday, 10:40 am CDT
Midday Show (Jay Caldwell) WJON
(St. Cloud, Minnesota)

*June 14, 2012
Thursday, 7.05 AM EDT/6.05 AM CDT
The Frank Truatt Morning Show, WTBQ-AM
(Suburban New York)

*June 15, 2012
Friday, 9.30 AM MDT/10.30 AM CDT
Tron in the Morning KCMN
(Colorado Springs)

*June 18, 2012
Monday, 9.20 AM EDT/8.20 AM CDT
Morning Show (Bob Langstaff) WAMV 1420 AM
(Amherst, Virginia)

*June 20, 2012
Wednesday, 9.10 AM CDT
Breakfast Club WCUB AM
(In Cheeseland!)

*June 21, 2012
Thursday, 10:30 am CDT
KORN 1490 AM Let’s Talk (Clay Mick)
(South Dakota)

*June 28, 2012
Thursday, 9 AM PDT/11AM CDT
The Two O'Clock Show (Ken Johannessen)KPQ Radio
(Washington)

*July 12, 2012
Thursday, 8.30 AM CDT
Talkline (Bob Krejcarek) WLDY AM
(In Cheeseland!)

Countdown to "Cheeseland"

Randy Richardson's "Cheeseland" is officially coming out on May 29, and until then we're counting down the days by telling you more about it.

The first half of the novel takes place in 1979/1980 in Chicago and involves a roadtrip across the border into "Cheeseland". Richardson really captures this era. It comes to life on the page.

Don't take our word for it. We asked former Loop disc jockey Mitch Michaels to give us his take on "Cheeseland". Mitch was one of the biggest voices on the Chicago radio dial, an icon to the teenagers featured in this book. If you lived in Chicago at the time, you remember Mitch Michaels "doing the cruise" every afternoon on FM 98. His voice is featured in this commercial from the era...

Here's what Mitch had to say after reading "Cheeseland": "Randy has opened a portal and invited us to cross back to the way it really used to be, those days of youthful rebellion, reckless abandon, and the promise of radical yet real reconciliation. A fun read and a great ride."

We couldn't have said it better ourselves, Mitch.

"Cheeseland" is available for pre-order now. Order it here! It ships on May 29.

Rick on the Radio

Eckhartz Press author Rick Kaempfer will be on the Ed Tyll show tonight at 7:30 Central Time.

You can listen to show live on TalkRadioX.com livestream, if you're interested.

Kim on the Radio

This weekend our very own Kim Strickland will be featured on the air at FM News 101.1.

Morning anchor Rob Hart interviewed Kim about her latest novel "Down at the Golden Coin" and filed the following reports...



Kim and Rob Part 1

Kim and Rob Part 2

If you'd like to hear those reports on the radio, they'll be running all weekend long on FM News 101.1. The radio station also streams on the internet here.

We thank Rob Hart for his usual excellent work.

"The Living Wills" on the Radio

Eckhartz Press author and publisher Rick Kaempfer was on the Steve Cochran show a week or two ago. They just sent us the audio in case you missed it.

You can listen to it here.

The Steve Cochran show airs every weekday afternoon/early evening in Chicago on WIND-AM 560. His show also airs in St. Louis. As you'll hear on the tape, Steve is always entertaining.

Rick and Brendan on WGN

The audio of Rick and Brendan's appearance last night on Bill Leff's show on WGN.

You can listen to the interview here.

Rick and Brendan on the Radio

Attention third shifters and night owls! Rick and Brendan will be appearing on Bill Leff's show on WGN radio at 12:30 AM tonight/tomorrow morning to discuss "The Living Wills" and their upcoming appearance at the Book Cellar in Lincoln Square.

Though they are very excited to be on Bill's show, expect the fellas to sound a little groggy. They aren't getting any younger, you know.

"The Living Wills" on the Radio

Co-author Rick Kaempfer will be appearing on Kristin Tews' "Personal Best Show" on AM 1220 WKRS to discuss "The Living Wills" at noon on Wednesday.

Tune in if you get a chance.

Rick and Brendan on the Radio

On Sunday night Eckhartz Press authors Rick Kaempfer and Brendan Sullivan will be on the radio with Geoff Pinkus discussing their latest book "The Living Wills".

Tune them in at 7pm on WIND (AM 560)

Rick has been on the radio with Geoff Pinkus (known as "The Pinker") once before when his book "$everance" came out. This is the picture they took at the studio that day. (Pinkus and Rick are on the far right.)

"The Living Wills" on the Radio

If you were listening to FM News 101.1 over the weekend, you may have heard this brief news story about a new book called "The Living Wills".

Thanks to Rob Hart for doing the interview.

Rick & Brendan on WGN

If you missed Rick and Brendan's Wednesday night interview on Brian Noonan's show (WGN Radio-720 AM), they were kind enough to send us MP3s of the interview.





Now you can listen to it here...

Rick and Brendan Part 1
A portion of it is missing (a technical glitch), but much of it is there

Rick and Brendan Part 2

Thanks again to Brian Noonan and Andrea Darlas.

And if you're still wondering where to get that book: Click here