Cubs All-Star Game Trivia

While researching my book "everycubever" (https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/everycubever/), I did a deep dive into all-star game history to see which Cub did what. Here is one of the strangest things I discovered. There have been 89 all-star games, and 33 Cubs all-star pitchers.

Care to guess how many of them started the game?

The answer is one.

Claude Passeau started the 1946 All-Star Game. He also lost the game.


Here's the list of Cubs all-star pitchers...

Jake Arrieta (2016)
Curt Davis (1936)
Wade Davis (2017)
Ryan Dempster (2008)
Dick Ellsworth (1964)
Don Elston (1959)
Larry French (1940)
Larry Jackson (1963)
Fergie Jenkins (1967, 1971, 1972)
Sam Jones (1955)
Bill Lee (1938, 1939)
Dutch Leonard (1951)
Jon Lester (2016, 2018)
Jon Lieber (2001)
Ted Lilly (2009)
Greg Maddux (1988, 1992)
Carlos Marmol (2008)
Randy Myers (1994, 1995)
*Claude Passeau (1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946)
Mark Prior (2003)
Rick Reuschel (1977)
Bob Rush (1950, 1952)
Jeff Samardzija (2014)
Johnny Schmitz (1946, 1948)
Lee Smith (1983, 1987)
Rick Sutcliffe (1987, 1989)
Bruce Sutter (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Steve Trachsel (1996)
Lon Warneke (1933, 1934, 1936)
Kerry Wood (2003, 2008)
Travis Wood (2013)
Hank Wyse (1945)
Carlos Zambrano (2004, 2006, 2008)

MInutia Men, Episode 139

EP139: Rick and Dave discuss strange foods, bathroom emergencies, horns growing on kids, John Dillinger/Cub fan, Rick’s brush with Jack Brickhouse, and they interview radio legend John Records Landecker.

Listen to it here.

Un-eating

No idea why this is funny, but it is...

Reverse video of people eating #Summerfest food. Just because. pic.twitter.com/169EfInMEB

— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) June 28, 2019

Rick and Garry

Thanks again to Garry Meier for having me on his WLS show this week. If you missed it, they have posted the podcast.

You can listen to it here.

Miracle

Thanks again to the producers, cast, crew and publicity team at "Miracle" the Cubs musical. They invited me to come on stage last night and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" which was a big thrill. Everyone was very nice, and the show was tremendous. I must admit...during the second act I got a little verklempt. (I could relive that Cubs winning the World Series moment every second of my life). A note to the writer of the play: We brought along a friend from Germany who didn't know anything about the Cubs, and he was moved by the writing. I guess that makes it a universal message, right?

Everyone Loves Minutia Men

We've recorded two new episodes featuring interviews with John Records Landecker and Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky) which will be dropping soon. In the meantime, a quick look at our most recent reviews...

Love the interviews
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by rt34527382 from United States of America on June 25, 2019
I’m a huge fan of the way Rick and Dave interview guests. Not the typical stupid questions you’re used to. For instance they asked The Mooch if he ever got business cards when he worked in the White House. Really funny.

Perfect for a car ride
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by salmonbros from United States of America on June 25, 2019
My football coach turned my team on to this podcast. We listen while we drive to road games. I love it. Really fun. I haven’t heard of a lot of these guests, but the interviews are great.

Your New Favorite Talk Show!
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by Crime Culture Podcast from United States of America on June 14, 2019
Rick and Dave are engaging and hilarious as they discuss everything and anything - health tips, wacky foods and drinks, top trends, and viral news pieces being just a few hot topics! They even conduct interviews with a variety of “who’s who” in pop culture! If you’ve been looking for a good morning talk show on your drive to work, or just want a little something to take the edge off, the Minutia Men are here to entertain!

My new morning show
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by The Oddball Aussie from Australia on June 4, 2019
This show is quickly becoming my new morning drive show, started with recent episodes but now I find myself going through the back catalogue. Two podcasters who are great to listen to and will keep you entertained the whole way through.

Decompress with a couple of funny cynics
★★★★☆ in Apple Podcasts by oldyellow65432 from United States of America on May 30, 2019
Rick and Dave are a couple of cynical goofs who will entertain you for an hour or so. Give em a try on your commute.

Wow, very well done
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by ob530 from United States of America on May 30, 2019
Great hosts, great content, great guests. Very funny and topical and dare I say, wonderfully cynical.

Stones in Chicago

Took my bride to the Stones show last night at Soldier Field. Loved Ronnie Wood (below)! The show was tremendous. The walk into and out of Soldier Field was not. What a traffic cluster.

Got home at 1:00am.

July 17

The summer blockbuster schedule has been released. Pencil in July 17th.

That's the day Robert Mueller will testify in OPEN session of Congress. Don't call me, I will be busy that day. And if you haven't read the report (and you haven't), I urge you to watch.

You will not feel the same way after you see him explain what's in it...you know, like he should have been allowed to do immediately.

The new press secretary

Her name is Stephanie Grisham, and she had been Melania's spokesperson.

Now lets see if she does any press briefings...you know, like they have in actual democracies.

It's been nearly 100 days since the last one.

Miracle

Got plans for Thursday night? If not, consider joining me for the Cubs musical Miracle at the Royal George Theater. The details are below...

A special offer for fans of everycubever this Thursday Night!

Come to see Miracle this Thursday night! Cub Trivia begins at 7PM; a performance of Miracle begins at 7:30pm and Rick Kaempfer will lead us all in the 7th Inning Stretch right before the second act begins!

Special offer for fans of Eckhartz Press and everycubever
Use promo code: SuperG
to receive $10 off the full ticket price.

Call Group Theater Tix at 312-423-6612

Terri Hemmert reduces role

I saw someone on Twitter refer to Terri as a pair of warm socks--something really comforting about hearing her on the radio. I don't know how Terri would feel about that description, but I knew exactly what that Tweeter meant. Robert Feder has the details...

Terri Hemmert, the Radio Hall of Famer who’s been the heart and soul of WXRT 93.1-FM for 45 years, says she is cutting back her workload at the Entercom adult album alternative station but will “continue to be proud of being part of the XRT family.”

Hemmert, 71, told colleagues in an email today that she plans to step down from her Monday-through-Friday midday shift in a few weeks and switch to “a schedule with much more flexibility.”

“After 45 years at WXRT, I’m going to figure out how to turn the record over and see what plays on the other side,” she wrote. “My doctor will be thrilled I’ll be getting eight hours of sleep a night. After all these years.”

Hemmert said she will continue to host her long-running “Breakfast with The Beatles” program on Sunday mornings and will fill in throughout the year for other on-air personalities when they’re on vacation.

Drew Horowitz Retiring

He was one of the main executives that put Eric and Kathy on the map at the Mix, and he also rose to the top of his profession in the corporate ranks. Drew Horowitz is stepping down at Hubbard. Per the RAMP Newsletter...

RAMP has confirmed that Hubbard Radio President & Chief Operating Officer Drew Horowitz will be retiring at the end of the year, closing the book on a four-decade radio career. Hubbard Chair & CEO Ginny Morris broke the news to the employees in an email that read, in part, "Drew came to Hubbard Radio as a part of our transformational acquisition of four Bonneville markets in 2011. Since that time, Drew has been instrumental in helping us further grow the company as we added clusters in Phoenix and Seattle, bolstered our cluster in St. Louis and most recently, acquired our operations in West Palm Beach." Morris added, "Like me, I know that each of you has appreciated working with and getting to know Drew both professionally and personally. And... I absolutely know that each of us has learned a great deal from Drew and not just about radio, business and leadership. I know that Drew has touched and helped many of us personally as well as professionally."

Drew tried to hire me to produce the pre-cursor to Eric and Kathy, and I turned him down. I stayed with Landecker instead. I never regretted that decision.

Chum

This seems like a good waste of time to me...isolating Liza's "Chums" in the song "Cabaret"

cabaret but its just when liza says "chum" pic.twitter.com/7ZC8RMuYcm

— erin (r) bowles (@erinrbowles) June 23, 2019

Reunion

Had a great time on WLS this morning with @GarryMeierShow talking about my book "everycubever". It had been a long time since we saw each other...of course we worked together every day for five years or so back in the late 80s/early 90s.

At the Ballpark

Had a good time yesterday despite the result.

Cubs author day in the bleachers...Donald G Evans and George Rawlinson (Cubbie Blues), Randy Richardson (Cubsessions), and me (Everycubever)

Ray Davies

Today is Ray Davies' birthday. He's 75 years old. Yikes.

I love the Kinks, and this is my favorite Kinks song. Spinning it today in honor of Ray.

Trump to appear on Meet the Press

I'm not quite sure who is advising President Trump to step outside his conservative media bubble, but he'll be doing it again this weekend--appearing on Meet the Press for the first time since he was elected.

The ABC interview he did last week got him a week's worth of bad headlines. This is likely to do the same. He's not used to being asked legitimate questions with follow ups that poke through his BS. It makes him angry.

Cub Book Night

Had a great time last night in Naperville. It was a Cubs book club night. A bunch of friends gathered to watch the Cubs game on TV, and invited me to come out with a few boxes of "EveryCubEver" and sign/sell them. Great fun. Met some entertaining people. Lots of fun Cubs stories flying around. If you'd like me to come out to your pad for a similar bash, let me know. I'm always willing.

A Good Summary

When the Mueller report came out, I was in the midst of a self-imposed vacation from cable news (I gave it up for Lent). Because of this, I didn't watch any of the coverage. Instead, I read the report. It's out there. It took me about two full weeks to read it, but my mind was blown.

I now know immediately if a person who is talking about the report has read it or not. To read it, is to know with total certainty that our president is guilty of everything. Trump may not be able to be indicted because he's currently the president (and that's in the report too), and there may not be enough proof of a criminal conspiracy with Russia (the only thing he was officially cleared of), but there is without a doubt proof of collusion. Tons of it. And at least a half dozen crimes (crimes!) that the president committed covering it up--or attempting to cover it up.

This sums it up pretty well...

Exclusive: De Niro, @robreiner, @SophiaBush, @StephenKing, @jvn, and more are cutting through the Trump administration’s lies about the Mueller report pic.twitter.com/VpJhIGBbv0

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 20, 2019

Missed this anniversary yesterday

35 years ago today, with the 3rd overall pick, the Bulls drafted a 6’6" guard from UNC 🐐 pic.twitter.com/YlSJkN0QhG

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) June 19, 2019

ECE is everywhere

If you walk into a Chicagoland non-literary establishment and you think you see "EveryCubEver" for sale there--you aren't imagining things. We like selling it in places that don't normally sell books--like Finom Coffee (4200 W. Irving Park Rd) and the famous Smoque BBQ (3800 N. Pulaski). If you'd like to sell it at your place of business, drop my co-publisher Dave a line (david@eckhartzpress.com).


It's even on the south side...

Little League

One of my great joys of parenthood was watching my son Sean play baseball. He was a scrappy player who liked to get his uniform dirty, and was a menace on the basepaths (he stole home seven times). Unfortunately, the other players got too big--and Sean couldn't catch up to their fastballs anymore. (You can't steal first).

So, I miss watching him play (he hung up his spikes freshman year of high school), but I absolutely do NOT miss some of the parents at Little League games. More than once I would turn around to remind them something like "these are nine year olds" or something similar to that. Dads and Moms. Screaming at their own kids. Screaming at the other kids. And worst of all, screaming at the parents on the other team. There were several times it felt like we were one step away from a ridiculous confrontation.

Like this, for instance...

A brawl broke out at a children's baseball game near Denver. pic.twitter.com/QfJ1ltnQmn

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 19, 2019

For the record, you get this in all sports, but it seems worse in baseball for some reason. It never quite reached levels like this at the hundreds of youth soccer games I've attended and coached.

Marc Vernon

Nice mention today in Robert Feder's column about my old college friend (WPGU) Marc Vernon, now once again of colleague of mine at the Radio Misfits Podcast Network...

Former Chicago radio host Marc Vernon has launched “The Car Guys Report,” a weekly podcast on all things automotive, for Radio Misfits Podcast Network. His co-host is Lou Costabile, whose YouTube channel “My Car Story with Lou” has more than 56,000 followers. “The ability to run free-form without the rigidity of corporate radio has been very enjoyable, and being able to talk about my lifelong passion of cars is a dream come true,” Vernon said. In December he ended a 12-year run at Hubbard Radio classic rock WDRV 97.1-FM when his job was eliminated.

Kevin Robinson

My former program director at WJMK is back in the radio news. From this morning's RAMP Newsletter...

It's a corporate homecoming for veteran programmer/consultant Kevin Robinson, founder of Robinson Media, who has rejoined Audience Development Group as Senior Partner. Robinson previously served as a partner with Audience Development Group from 2006 to 2008. Robinson's extensive programming experience includes success in Chicago, St. Louis, Buffalo, NY and Lansing, MI. He also served as VP of Hot AC Programming for CBS Radio, overseeing 15 stations, and he consulted Westwood One.

Tim Moore, Managing Partner of Audience Development Group, remarked, "I can't envision a better fit as a colleague or a friend. We've kept in touch with Kevin throughout the past decade and have monitored his record-setting success. His programming skills across multiple formats make him a quintessential fit for our firm, but that's just the beginning. Kevin brings intelligence, character, collaboration, and a lot of excitement whenever he engages a challenge. He's one of the most cerebral media minds I've known, and we're extremely happy he's a member of our team."

Robinson said, "Audience Development Group has set the industry standard for custom cluster strategic and tactical success. Tim Moore is known throughout our industry, operating with impeccable character and tremendous integrity. It's with great pride to carry the Audience Development Group name into my clients as they know they are receiving the best custom services in America." Robinson is based in Indianapolis and can be reached at 314-882-2148 or Kevin@RobinsonMedia.fm.

Cubs/Sox

This is a few years old but I still enjoy the Cubs/Sox banter as we head into another Cubs-Sox series...

Happy birthday Sir Paul

Today is his 77th birthday. Amazing. The single greatest songwriter of my lifetime has contributed an untold number of great songs, but if I had to pick one as his greatest, this is my choice. (Ask me next week and it could be something else). This is a perfect song.

Patti Vasquez

The host of the 10pm--1am show on WGN Radio, Patti Vasquez, has been fired by WGN Radio. According to Robert Feder it was over the inadvertant airing of an F-bomb. Should be interesting to see what they do with that time slot. The leading candidate is probably Pete McMurray, but we'll have to wait and see.

And no, they haven't called Minutia Men.

Trump Ratings

He's still very popular with his base, but the President has really hit the skids with everyone else. The blockbuster ABC interview that produced dozens of front page stories was a ratings bomb.

60% of America is absolutely sick of this guy. It's not Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's Trump Fatigue.

Fathers Day with EveryCubEver

Thanks to all the moms and kids who bought EveryCubEver for the dads of Chicagoland. A few of them sent pictures of Dad holding a copy of the book. (If you missed Fathers Day, remember Dad has a birthday--and isn't mom a Cubs fan too?)

I Had An Upset Stomach

That moment when the author gets his first copy of his new book is one of our favorites. Here's Tom Latourette (with his brother Bill) and Eckhartz Press co-publisher David Stern with Tom's latest book "I had an upset stomach", available very soon via Eckhartz Press.

Dad

My dad Eckhard would have been 84 years old today. Dad has been gone for 30 years, and I still think about him all the time.

I even named my company after him, so now his name (or a version of it) is on more than 50 different books. (Eckhartz is a combination of my dad's name, and Dave Stern's dad Fritz). Truth is, because Dad's name is on every one of our books, it forces me to be very picky about who we publish. They have to live up to a very high standard in my mind. There is no one I respected more than my dad.

The DJ's DJ

This piece was published last week in Radio Ink. The author of the piece is radio's best friend, Art Vuolo. This is an excerpt. If you want to read the whole thing, click here...

When your middle name really is Records, you know you were destined to be on the radio. Back in the ’90s, radio talent coach Dan O’Day proclaimed that “more young guys were influenced to become radio DJs by John Records Landecker than anyone else in the business.”

John Landecker’s home town is Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it was in 1966 when I first met him at a small station, WOIA 102.9 FM, on a dirt road across from a dairy farm located just outside the famed college town. He said, “Local talk show host Ted Heusel hired me at a staggering $1.15 per hour.” He joined Tom O’Brien, who did a Saturday morning show called The Music Shop. John did the news from an adjacent studio with cardboard egg cartons on the walls for “proper acoustics.” Even at the age of 16, Landecker had “the pipes.” That was “Only the Beginning,” a song later made famous by the rock group Chicago.

John Records Landecker is best known for his many years at Chicago’s legendary 50,000-watt monster WLS AM 890, where his nighttime show blasted out the hits over nearly 40 states, and made him a radio god to millions of young people across the country. It was at WLS that he created one of the first interactive phone features on Top 40 radio, known as “Boogie-Check.”

His middle name was his mother’s last name — Marjorie Records — from Indiana. Ironically, today John lives in Michigan City, Indiana. John said, “I’ve told the story about my name so many times that in 2015 I authored a book entitled Records Truly is My Middle Name. So, don’t put quotation marks on Records.”

Prior to landing in the Windy City, John paid his dues working at a handful of Michigan stations like WTRX/Flint, WERX/Grand Rapids (where his daughter Tracy was born), and later, while a student at Michigan State, he became the “John Records Landecker Radio Leviathon“ on Lansing’s 1320/WILS. As a promo, WILS put Landecker’s draft card — with Records as his middle name — on the back of a music survey. He was just one semester from graduating from MSU when a tempting job offer came from Philadelphia’s iconic WIBG Radio 99. Surprise!

When he got to WIBG he was given the name Scott Walker. After a few months, the station was sold to Buckley who fired the PD, Paul Drew. As he left, Drew asked him: “What do you want to do?” John said, ”I want to go back on the air as John Records Landecker.” Drew said, ”You’ll never be a success using that name.” Sometimes the PD is wrong. While at WIBG, Landecker’s second daughter, Amy, was born. Today, John’s eldest daughter Tracy is the lead singer of an LA punk band called The Walker Brigade, and Amy is an actress in LA with an ever-growing list of credits to her name. It was while John was at WIBG that his on-air work caught the attention of WLS, and that’s when his star really began to shine.

After an incredible run at The Big 89 from 1972 through 1981, he was lured away to do mornings in Toronto at CFTR 680 AM, for more money and a new challenge. Then it was back to Chicago, with stops at The Loop, WCKG, and again at WLS. In 1989, The Big 89 flipped to talk, so Landecker went to Cleveland for mornings on Power 108. After that it was a third return to Chicago and a 10-year run doing mornings on WJMK 104.3 FM, while teamed with Catherine Johns — two johns…no waiting! When his contract was not renewed, John did some talk radio at WGN with PD Mary June Rose, and at WLS with PD Kipper McGee, followed by afternoons on The True Oldies Channel and nights on 94.7 WLS-FM. In 2007 and 2008, McGee orchestrated a Music Radio 89 throwback called the WLS Rewind on Memorial Day, and John recalls, “I was there for both of them. Truly a fun time. What an amazing event!”

Not enjoying what radio had become, John quit in 2015. He said, “that’s quit, not retired.

Of course, the full John Landecker story is in his book "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" which is one of the crown jewels of the Eckhartz Press catalogue.

Pick up your copy today.

Good in Chicago

New video series produced by Tony Lossano. Check it out...

OJ is on Twitter

Just what we needed. The unfiltered ramblings of America's favorite acquited killer. In his first video post he said he's got some "getting even" to do.

The saddest thing about this story is that he got a half million followers in one day.

I'm starting to wonder if America is the greatest country in the world or not. The evidence seems to be mounting in the wrong direction these past few years.

No More Gender Stereotypes?

This doesn't seem like a real story, but it is. The New York Times reports that England has banned "gender stereotypes" in advertisements. No more dumb dads. No more fixation on hot women.

Hmmm. On the one hand, that sounds like a very forward thinking way of approaching things. On the other hand, I wrote a book called "Father Knows Nothing."

I'm torn.

Fox News Actually Reporting Accurately

The headline is a bit tongue-in-cheek. These two men (Shep Smith and Judge Andrew Napolitano) are both pretty straight shooters.

But still, I recommend you watch this video. They are openly saying that Trump is willing to commit a felony to be re-elected.

Tribute to Chet Coppock

Tonight they are showing a film at New Trier high school that Chet narrated and had a hand in creating. They are charging entry fee, but the proceeds will go to a journalism scholarship in Chet's name. Here are the details that were sent to me (I'm hoping to attend)...

The GameChangers Foundation will be hosting a screening of the sports documentary film, GameChangers, at 7pm on Friday evening, June 14th, at New Trier (Cornog auditorium on the West Campus in Northfield).

The screening is a tribute to Chet Coppock, a Northfield native and New Trier graduate, Class of 1966. Chet pursued this particular project for years, and the Marshall New Trier story from the mid-Sixties brought him back full circle to where his broadcasting career began at WNTH, the school's student radio station. One of his last film projects, Chet narrated and conducted the interviews for GameChangers, and served as our Master of Ceremonies at multiple events. In addition to the film screening, this Friday night tribute will also show a few unreleased outtakes that are ... classic Chet.

Chet's daughter, son and their mother will be the guests of honor and 100% of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go to establish the Chet Coppock GameChanger Grant for Sports Journalism. Instigated by several of Chet's New Trier High School classmates, this annual grant will be awarded to a graduating high school senior, starting with the Class of 2020.

GameChangers is a 77 minute film that has played at festivals, premiered in theaters around the Midwest, and aired multiple times on both local and national television networks. To see the film's trailer and learn more about the foundation, please visit:

www.gamechangers.film

EVENT
A GameChangers screening and tribute to Chet Coppock

DATE
Friday, June 14th

TIME
7pm

LOCATION
Cornog Auditorium at the New Trier West Campus, 7 North Happ Road in Northfield

DONATION
$25

ECE

Disco Demolition Backlash

I'm a little surprised that people are freaking out about this, but here we go again. Via Robert Feder's column this morning...

On Thursday, the Chicago White Sox will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition by distributing 10,000 free T-shirts and welcoming radio legend Steve Dahl to throw out the first pitch. But not everyone thinks it’s cause for celebration. In response to vociferous complaints here and on social media, the White Sox released the following statement: “This year’s Disco Demolition T-shirt giveaway was intended to recognize the anniversary of a historic off-the-field moment that has been connected to the organization over the past 40 years. It is a recognizable part of Chicago baseball history. We recently were made aware of comments criticizing the T-shirt giveaway and are in the process of reviewing feedback. We have been communicating with our community partners who have raised concerns to make it clear that the intent of this giveaway was only meant to mark the historical nature of the night 40 years later. We have reinforced that the White Sox organization is dedicated to advocating for a safe, welcoming ballpark experience for all people and communities, and will continue to engage in important, informative discussions with our fans and partners to build toward positive change through sports. We remain proud of our franchise’s longstanding record on advocating for inclusion and diversity.”

FYI--I spoke to Steve about this, and it will be next month's column in the Illinois Entertainer.

Love this

Have you seen that meme where people add new captions to an old Mexican talk-show clip? This one, about Apple’s new $1000 monitor stand, is freaking hilarious… https://t.co/dvJu6tTPZn

— David Pogue (@Pogue) June 9, 2019

Chicago Radio Ratings

The Chicago radio ratings are out. To see the full breakdown by daypart, check out Robert Feder's column today. This is the overall ratings for the full day, Monday through Sunday...

1. WTMX 101.9-FM hot adult contemporary, 5.6 (5.9)
2. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM all news, 5.3 (5.3)
3. WVAZ 102.7-FM urban adult contemporary, 5.2 (5.6)
4. WDRV 97.1-FM classic rock, 4.7 (5.4)
5. WLS 94.7-FM classic hits, 4.5 (3.9)
6. WSCR 670-AM sports talk, 4.2 (3.7)
7. WLIT 93.9-FM adult contemporary, 3.9 (3.9)
8. WXRT 93.1-FM adult album alternative, 3.7 (3.3)
9. WKSC 103.5-FM Top 40, 3.6 (3.2)
10. WBMX 104.3-FM classic hip hop, 3.5 (3.3)
11. WOJO 105.1-FM Mexican regional, 3.1 (3.9)
12. (tie) WUSN 99.5-FM country, 3.0 (2.7); WKQX 101.1-FM alternative rock, 3.0 (2.8)
14. (tie) WGN 720-AM news talk, 2.9 (2.9); WRME 87.7-FM soft rock oldies, 2.9 (2.5)
16. (tie) WBEZ 91.5-FM public radio news talk, 2.8 (2.8); WSHE 100.3-FM adult contemporary, 2.8 (3.3)
18. (tie) WBBM 96.3-FM Top 40, 2.7 (3.1); WGCI 107.5-FM urban contemporary,2.7 (2.8)
20. WPPN 106.7-FM Spanish adult contemporary, 1.8 (1.9)
21. WLEY 107.9-FM Mexican regional, 1.9 (2.2)
22. (tie) WEBG 95.5-FM country, 1.8 (1.7); WLS 890-AM news talk, 1.8 (1.8); WPWX 92.3-FM urban contemporary, 1.8 (1.8)
25. WVIV 93.5-FM Spanish contemporary, 1.6 (1.2)
26. WERV 95.9-FM classic hits, 1.5 (1.1)
27. WMVP 1000-AM sports talk, 1.4 (1.3)
28. WFMT 98.7-FM classical, 1.1 (1.2)
29. WCKL 97.9-FM contemporary Christian, 1.0 (1.2)
30. WMBI 90.1-FM Christian ministry, 0.9 (1.0)

EveryCubEver

Minutia Men, Episode 138

EP138: Rick and Dave discuss manscaping, an unfortunate gun incident, Jenkins in Philadelphia, a Cub who participated in the D-Day invasion, Rick’s brush with actress Jeri Ryan, and they interview the guitarist of the band The Kings–who did the song “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide”

Listen to it here.

Radio Hall of Fame

Not a lot of Chicago influences in this year's Radio Hall of Fame nominee list...

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

Bob Rivers, Seattle
Charles Laquidara, Boston
Harry Harrison, New York
Jack Harris, Tampa Bay

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

Angie Martinez, New York
Kevin and Bean (Kevin Ryder, Gene "Bean" Baxter), Los Angeles
Preston and Steve (Preston Elliot, Steve Morrison), Philadelphia
Sarah and Vinnie (Sarah Clark, Vinnie Hasson), San Francisco

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

Jim Rome, The Jim Rome Show
Robert Siegel, All Things Considered
Sid Mark, The Sounds of Sinatra
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

George Noory, Coast to Coast AM
Glenn Beck, The Glenn Beck Program
John Tesh, Intelligence for your Life
Kim Komando, The Kim Komando Show

Nominees To Be Voted On By Listeners/Radio Hall Of Fame Nominating Committee:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Hollywood Hamilton
Lon Helton
Mark & Brian Show (Mark Thompson, Brian Phelps)
Ryan Seacrest

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

Joe Madison
Scott Slade
Stephanie Miller
Suzyn Waldman

Someone shot Big Poppy

David Ortiz, one of the most popular ex-players in baseball, was shot yesterday in the Dominican Republic.

The Washington Post has the story.

He's in stable condition right now.

Everyone Loves Minutia Men

We taped our latest episode yesterday and it will drop this weekend. Meanwhile, here are some of the more recent reviews on iTunes. There are now more than 200 5-star reviews...

Great interviews
in iTunes by braceletbain from USA on April 11, 2019
Love the wide range of guests. What other podcast can you hear interviews with Mark Cuban, Cousin Oliver and the hooker from Fargo?


Not bad
in iTunes by travissmall from USA on April 11, 2019
Pretty good podcast for a mainstream show.

Fun stuff
in iTunes by treftyh from USA on April 8, 2019
Love that these guys interview guests. Totally different than the typical shows. Lots of laughs.

What a hoot. Dave and Rick rock
in iTunes by AforAmi from USA on April 8, 2019
Love this podcast. I’ve been listening for a year or so and they never disappoint. I’m glad it is catching on.

Fun Show
in iTunes by Jacob and Olivia from USA on March 29, 2019
Fun show with great banter. Very entertaining. Keep up the great work.

Not bad
in iTunes by shello1969 from USA on March 29, 2019
A good show that’s a perfect length for a commute

RIP Dr. John

The New Orleans musician has passed away at the age of 77.

Printers Row Past

Cara Carriveau on WLS-FM

I cheered when I saw this in Robert Feder's column this morning! Way to go Cara...

Cara Carriveau, a longtime favorite of Chicago radio listeners, is the latest familiar personality to sign on at WLS 94.7-FM, the Cumulus Media classic hits station.

She’ll officially debut July 4 as a part-time and fill-in host, according to program director Wade Linder, who confirmed her hiring Wednesday.

Cara and I worked together at the Loop years ago. She's good people. This picture is from last year when she bought Mitch Michaels' book.

The Final Piece?

Every Cub fan in Chicago was talking about this story last night: Source--Cubs, Kimbrel reach 3-year-deal.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

It's the one thing they need to go up against the Dodgers in the playoffs.

Printer's Row Litfest

If you're coming out to the Printer's Row LitFest this weekend, look out for Eckhartz Press authors Bill Paige, Alex Burkholder, Randy Richardson, and Becky Sarwate-Maxwell. They'll be selling and signing their great books...

I have something in my eye

You maybe already saw this.
Tennis player Mahut losing at Roland Garros in front of his family, breaks down in tears.
His kid runs on court to hug him.
His opponent Mayer getting emotional.

Father and son walk away hand in hand.

Losing, winning, living.pic.twitter.com/YOE3ohKVGJ

— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) June 4, 2019

Garry Meier filling in for Mancow

From Robert Feder's column...

Radio Hall of Famer Garry Meier will soon be heard again on WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station. This time Meier will appear as a guest on Mancow Muller’s morning show June 21 and then fill in for Muller the full week of June 24, according to Stephanie Tichenor, program director of WLS. Quoth Mancow: “Radio’s greatest second-banana lands the greatest honor of his career — filling in for me. . . . This is very big for him!” Meier, who worked with Steve Dahl at WLS in the ’80s, spent eight years as Roe Conn’s afternoon co-host there before he quit in a bitter salary dispute in 2004. He’s been gone from terrestrial radio since 2014 when his five-year run ended at Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM. In 2016 Meier launched a subscription podcast.

Rick with Bill & Wendy

Had a great time with Bill and Wendy today. Thanks so much for having me on. Listen to it here if you missed it: https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/04/rick-kaempfer-can-name-more-chicago-cubs-players-than-you-can/

Rick on the Radio

Tune in this morning between 11:30am--Noon on WGN Radio, and you'll hear me on with Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. We'll be discussing my latest book "Everycubever'.

Janet Sutherland Madden in Ohio

This heartwarming reunion happened over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Eckhartz Press author Janet Sutherland Madden appeared at a book signing to promote her book "Nose Over Toes"--a story that chronicles her recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Among the people who showed up was the first responder who saved her life back in 2004. She tells the story below...



Here are a few more photos from her book signing...



Janet also wrote about her Columbus trip on Linked In.

Night and Day

I thought this was kind of cool. You know how you often take two pictures of the same thing to make sure you got a good one? Well, these two pictures of my nephew Andrew were taken on Saturday night at his HS graduation, one after the other. The second one looks like daytime, but it's really lightning going off in the background...

Third of June

I always think of this song on this day...wish I didn't...but I do. (First line)

British Humor

Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest https://t.co/LPbfXVOt48

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 3, 2019