Cara Jepsen's last column as Illinois Entertainer's media critic is out today.
I'll be making my debut as her replacement a month from today. She says so herself in the last paragraph.
Looking forward to it.
Friday, March 01, 2013
The Ilinois Entertainer
Cara Jepsen's last column as Illinois Entertainer's media critic is out today.
I'll be making my debut as her replacement a month from today. She says so herself in the last paragraph.
Looking forward to it.
Records Truly Is My Middle Name Available for Pre-Order Now!
The orders are already coming in! Very excited about this. You can order your copy today!
The book ships on March 28th.
Eckhartz Press Re-Designed Website
Very excited about the re-designed website for Eckhartz Press. Thanks so much to our web designer Tony Kim
You can check it out here. I believe it's a big day on the site anyway...a certain book is available for pre-order NOW!
You can check it out here. I believe it's a big day on the site anyway...a certain book is available for pre-order NOW!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Green White History
One of my on-going writing projects is chronicling the history of Green White Soccer Club, a club co-founded by my father. Each month I write about one year from the club's rich past, and this month it's 1973.
You can read it here.
Tom Petty
I've always been a Tom Petty fan, so I welcome this news on the WXRT website: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Announce Summer Tour (And They’re Working On A New Album)
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk
LIVE BLOG: Pope Benedict XVI says goodbye on last day as pontiff. http://on.cnn.com/Y2goeY
Bernie Tafoya @ChicagoFile
Cardinals said "goodbye" to #BenedictXVI & in this video #Chicago's Cardinal George is shown first. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVdbu4uhsY&feature=youtu.be … #Catholic
Troy Aikman @TroyAikman
Dissecting cow eyes this morning in my daughter's 4th grade class...and why did I volunteer to help again??
Patrick Mooney @CSNMooney
Brett Jackson's getting good reviews, but #Cubs sticking w/Triple-A plan. Sveum: “I don’t think it changes anything." http://bit.ly/YBiH8P
AOL @AOL
Skimping on sleep can change your genes http://aol.it/15jtRoL via @HealthyLiving
Taegan Goddard @politicalwire
Apparently Bob Woodward didn't know that today's reporters have a different maxim: "Follow the emails" http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/02/28/sperling_was_official_who_talked_to_woodward.html
Greg Pollowitz @GPollowitz
what this really shows is that if Twitter was around in Nixon's time, Deep Throat would've been identified by @buzzfeed in about 3 hrs.
Rob Hart @RobHart1980
"Bob Woodward was threatened by Gene Sperling!" - President of the Hair Club for Men?
David Plouffe @davidplouffe
Watching Woodward last 2 days is like imagining my idol Mike Schmidt facing live pitching again. Perfection gained once is rarely repeated.
Greg Veis @gpveis
Jogger passes me this am. Three steps ahead, he rips the biggest fart. "Dude!" I yell disbelievingly. And HE flips ME off. Whatta town!
Drudge
How well is Matt Drudge doing selling advertising on his Drudge Report website?
He just bought his neighbor's house for $700,000. In cash.
If you're ever hoping for civil discourse to return to America, remember that there is literally no incentive for those who spark outrage to change. In fact, the opposite is true. They make a fortune doing what they do. Glenn Beck's web channel brought in $40 million last year. The NRA, as it has gone completely off the deep end, has raked in a fortune.
There's a lot of money in outrage.
It's the national pasttime.
He just bought his neighbor's house for $700,000. In cash.
If you're ever hoping for civil discourse to return to America, remember that there is literally no incentive for those who spark outrage to change. In fact, the opposite is true. They make a fortune doing what they do. Glenn Beck's web channel brought in $40 million last year. The NRA, as it has gone completely off the deep end, has raked in a fortune.
There's a lot of money in outrage.
It's the national pasttime.
Chicago's Cable Cars
I've done a lot of research about Chicago history for two books I ultimately chose not to write, but every time I did the research I found it fascinating. This book about Chicago Cable Cars sounds like something I would check out. The author is at the Book Cellar tonight.
Details in Shore Magazine.
Details in Shore Magazine.
Your Homework is...The Living Wills
This just sounds so preposterous to me, but it's absolutely true. My co-author Brendan Sullivan writes on his Facebook page today...
"This Spring, Marist High School's "Chicago Literature" class is reading "The Jungle," "The House on Mango Street," "A Raisin in the Sun" and "The Living Wills," by yours truly and Rick Kaempfer. Not bad company. I'm ecstatic and humbled."
The whole time we were writing it, Brendan and I were trying to figure out what genre it was. We both said, "well, it's not exactly literature."
I guess we were wrong!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Mr. Rogers
10 years ago today Mr. Rogers passed away at the age of 74.
I always considered this to be the very best Mr. Rogers parody. It was performed by Christopher Guest (as Mr. Rogers) and Bill Murray (as the bass player), from the National Lampoon album "That's not funny, that's sick."
I'm a proud owner of that LP.
I always considered this to be the very best Mr. Rogers parody. It was performed by Christopher Guest (as Mr. Rogers) and Bill Murray (as the bass player), from the National Lampoon album "That's not funny, that's sick."
I'm a proud owner of that LP.
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
DL Hughley @RealDLHughley
Carl Pistorious the brother of Bladerunner is facing Manslaughter charges himself! Damn! The family that Slays together makes bail together
Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks
It's "Hossa Week," as we look ahead to Hoss' 1,000th NHL game! Today, #81 talks about his path to NHL stardom: http://bit.ly/ZAGwAH
Ezra Klein @ezraklein
Bernanke: The sequester could make it harder to reduce the deficit, not easier http://wapo.st/YXIpoE
Mark Duffy @copyranter
12 very funny or very unfortunate billboard placements: http://tinyurl.com/besprf3
Taegan Goddard @politicalwire
Another day, another Republican questioning Obama's birthplace http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/02/27/another_gop_lawmaker_questions_obama_birthplace.html
Andy Shaw @AndyShawBGA
Jesse Jackson Jr. writing a memoir to "clear up his legacy" http://www.bettergov.org/blogs/morning_watch/morning_watch_-_february_27/ …
Chet Coppock @ChetCoppock
He is first, last and always the moving van!!! A tribute Blog on a man i will forever miss Norm Van Lier... http://fb.me/YQnMF1pZ
USA TODAY @USATODAY
The billionaire building the Titanic II says it will be so successful he'll "have to build Titanic III": http://usat.ly/VNC6GI
U.S. Dept. of Fear @FearDept
"What could we be doing to make our audience even stupider?" Executives at our media partners ask this question everyday.
alan cox @alancoxshow
Retiring businessman looking forward to playing more golf: "Just gonna get back to hitting balls." Retiring Pope: "Same."
F.C.C. Ownership Rule Update
From Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter today...
FCC’s Genachowski postpones a vote on ownership. Monday’s newsletter told you that the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council asked for a delay of “at least a couple of months,” until the completion of a research study from BIA/Kelsey. Yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to wait a while longer. His outline of a relaxation of media ownership rules is pretty similar to Republican predecessor Kevin Martin – and he’s got the same objections, from those who say it’s too much, and those (like Republican Commissioner Rob McDowell) who say it’s too timid. There’s also the question of whether Genachowski will soon be gone from the 8th Floor, into another Administration job (there’s little chatter of that) or back to private life. His term’s up in June, though he could stay through December 2014.
This is just one of those things the public DOES NOT WANT TO HAPPEN. Keep on bringing it up, and we'll keep on flooding your offices with angry responses. It's a terrible idea. Stop bringing it up.
FCC’s Genachowski postpones a vote on ownership. Monday’s newsletter told you that the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council asked for a delay of “at least a couple of months,” until the completion of a research study from BIA/Kelsey. Yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to wait a while longer. His outline of a relaxation of media ownership rules is pretty similar to Republican predecessor Kevin Martin – and he’s got the same objections, from those who say it’s too much, and those (like Republican Commissioner Rob McDowell) who say it’s too timid. There’s also the question of whether Genachowski will soon be gone from the 8th Floor, into another Administration job (there’s little chatter of that) or back to private life. His term’s up in June, though he could stay through December 2014.
This is just one of those things the public DOES NOT WANT TO HAPPEN. Keep on bringing it up, and we'll keep on flooding your offices with angry responses. It's a terrible idea. Stop bringing it up.
The Trib's 'For Sale' Sign
CNBC broke the story yesterday. Breaking News from CNBC's Kayla Tausche: Tribune Company Hires Bankers to Sell Newspapers
Yes, I know it's not exactly a breaking story anymore, but it is a huge story in Chicago. I wonder if Warren Buffett, who has been on a newspaper-buying binge, is interested.
Cablevision Sues Viacom
Ah, you gotta like it when the big boys get all pissy with each other. From this morning's New York Times...
"To all the cable customers who have ever wondered, “Why am I paying so much money for channels I never watch?” Cablevision has an answer: it’s Viacom’s fault. The cable distributor on Tuesday sued Viacom, the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, saying that the company violated antitrust law by bundling those big channels with barely known ones like Tr3s and Palladia, in that way forcing cable companies and their customers to pay for channels that few people watch."
Cable News Ain't What It Used to Be
The ratings are down across the board for cable news stations, which I just think is a sign of our weariness as a country. The voices are shrill on the left and the right, and our news is given to us from only those perspectives.
On the other hand, CNN tries to play it straight, and their numbers are way down too.
Maybe it's the entire cable television industry.
On the other hand, CNN tries to play it straight, and their numbers are way down too.
Maybe it's the entire cable television industry.
More Mancow
Robert Feder has the scoop in his column today...
Now you can see Mancow Muller on TV seven days a week. Since October, the veteran radio personality has been simulcasting his syndicated morning show live from 6 to 8am Monday through Friday on Fox-owned WPWR-Channel 50. Last week he added a half-hour recap of the show’s highlights, Mancow Mashup, airing at 11:30pm Saturdays on WFLD-Channel 32 and 11pm Sundays on Channel 50.
That's a picture of Mancow below with Eckhartz Press author David Stern...
Now you can see Mancow Muller on TV seven days a week. Since October, the veteran radio personality has been simulcasting his syndicated morning show live from 6 to 8am Monday through Friday on Fox-owned WPWR-Channel 50. Last week he added a half-hour recap of the show’s highlights, Mancow Mashup, airing at 11:30pm Saturdays on WFLD-Channel 32 and 11pm Sundays on Channel 50.
That's a picture of Mancow below with Eckhartz Press author David Stern...
An interview with Randy Richardson
Eckhartz Press author Randy Richardson chats with the folks at Bookcast about his book "Cheeseland"
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Jockline Daily Plugs "Records Truly Is My Middle Name"
Jockline Daily goes out to disc jockeys across the country...
FEBRUARY 26thTH, 2013 –– Landecker's "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" Available By Pre-Order March 1st. Chicago's iconic host, John Records Landecker's new book which debuts on March 28, but it will available for pre-order at www.eckhartzpress.com beginning March 1.
It's called "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" by John Records Landecker (Produced by Rick Kaempfer). It covers John's 40+ years in broadcasting (WLS, WIBG, CFTR,WLUP, WCKG, WJMK, etc), features some GREAT stories, incredible pictures, and additional stories about John from more than 30 other people that have worked with like (shown L-R,) Tommy Edwards, Steve King, Yvonne Daniels, Larry Lujack and Bob Sirott and many, many more. NOTICE: Landecker and many greats from the legendary "Big 89/WLS," will be joining Morning Show Boot Camp in Chicago in August for a special "Learning from the Masters" segment, moderated by Cumulus' Jan Jeffries. Stay tuned for details coming soon.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Tommy Edwards
FEBRUARY 26thTH, 2013 –– Landecker's "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" Available By Pre-Order March 1st. Chicago's iconic host, John Records Landecker's new book which debuts on March 28, but it will available for pre-order at www.eckhartzpress.com beginning March 1.
It's called "Records Truly Is My Middle Name" by John Records Landecker (Produced by Rick Kaempfer). It covers John's 40+ years in broadcasting (WLS, WIBG, CFTR,WLUP, WCKG, WJMK, etc), features some GREAT stories, incredible pictures, and additional stories about John from more than 30 other people that have worked with like (shown L-R,) Tommy Edwards, Steve King, Yvonne Daniels, Larry Lujack and Bob Sirott and many, many more. NOTICE: Landecker and many greats from the legendary "Big 89/WLS," will be joining Morning Show Boot Camp in Chicago in August for a special "Learning from the Masters" segment, moderated by Cumulus' Jan Jeffries. Stay tuned for details coming soon.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Tommy Edwards
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