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*On this day in 2014 we released I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie by Lori Oster (photo). The book is used as a textbook at Oakton College.

*Dick Biondi is 90 years old today. The Wild Itralian is featured in the pages of Bob Shannon's book Turn it Up.

*Today is also Chicago Tribune columnist/WGN Radio host Rick Kogan's birthday. Rick has been kind enough to blurb a few of our books. Here are a few of his obversations...

• Rollicking and real on so many levels, The Living Wills is a captivating collaboration by two immensely talented writers. I hope this team keeps at it for keeps.

• Records Truly Is My Middle Name is terribly astonishingly honest! A story of a generation.
• You may think you know Roger Badesch if you have listened over the years to his exact and artful news reports on radio, but between the covers of this book (The Unplanned Life) you will find so much more–a man of great depth, many passions and skills. His is a wonderful life that you can now share.
• A fascinating book…a fascinating read. Mob Adjacent will open your eyes. The stories are true and genuine and heartfelt, and there’s a real honesty in this book.

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 *Bob Shannon's Eckhartz Press book Turn it Up was released on this day in 2017, the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. Turn it Up is still available at amazon.

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*On this day in 2016, Eckhartz Press author Pat Colander appeared on WGN Radio to discuss her book Hugh Hefner's First Funeral on Rick Kogan's show. I was there too, and Rick included me in the interview. You can hear that interview here.

*On this in 2017, author Bob Shannon drove in from his home in Minnesota to sign a book deal with Eckhartz Press. His book Turn it Up is still available in e-book form on amazon.

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*Today is legendary radio personality Charlie Tuna's birthday. He is featured in the Eckhartz Press book Turn it Up by Bob Shannon.

*On this day in 2019, we lost Eckhartz Press author and Chicago broadcasting legend Chet Coppock. I made the rounds discussing Chet and his impact on this town, including this interview on WGN Radio with Bill and Wendy.

*On this day in 2021, Eckhartz Press author Roger Badesch appeared on Steve Dale's radio show to discuss his book The Unplanned Life. You can listen to that interview here.

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*Today would have been Wolfman Jack's birthday. The Wolfman has the distinction of being featured in two different Eckhartz Press books. John Landecker told the story of the day he met Wolfman Jack in his book Records Truly Is My Middle Name. If you'd like to read that particular excerpt, you can read it here.

Wolfman Jack is also featured in Bob Shannon's book Turn It Up. Both books are still available at Eckhartz Press.

*Today is Len Kasper's birthday as well. Len is also featured in two Eckhartz Press books. He gets his own entry in EveryCubEver for his many years in the Cubs broadcast booth, but he gets his own chapter in the book Cubsessions, written by Randy Richardson and Becky Sarwate Maxwell. In that book, Len tells the story of the Cubs 2016 World Series Championship and what it means to him. Get your copy of Cubsessions today.

*On this day in 2018, Eckhartz Press author Tom Weinberg had a book signing at the Book Stall in Winnetka. 

 A good time was had by one and all as Tom talked about his Eckhartz Press book "Chasing the Lost City"

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*On this day in 2017, Dave and I signed author Lee Kingsmill to an Eckhartz Press contract. His incredible novel Safe Inside was a finalist for Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year. It's still available at Eckhartz Press.

*On this day in 1965, legendary radio disc jockey Alan Freed died. Bob Shannon wrote a book about the early rock and roll radio greats for Eckhartz Press (Turn it Up), and Freed's son provided a blurb for it...

Factual, warm, affectionate, and respectful are a few words that come to mind. I know he would have been pleased by what you wrote. Bravo to you, Bob, and kudos from his son.

Lance Freed