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Rick Kogan

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Actor and Chairman of Hibernian Media, Mike “Houli” Houlihan, joined Rick Kogan in studio to talk about the 8th Annual Irish American Movie Hooley. The event will take place at participating theaters in Oak Park and Wilmette.
Founder and President of the Chicago Help Initiative, Jacqueline C. Hayes, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the organization and its Feeding Hope benefit happening on Thursday, September 15th at the Sports Museum in Water Tower Place from 6:00pm
Musician Chris Greene joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about his music and his upcoming shows. Later, Chris addresses how his philosophy changed over the course of the lockdown and how it has allowed him to grow as a musician and as a person.
Author Michael Kutza joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about his life as captured in his new book, “Starstruck: How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than 50 Years.” Later, Michael highlights his upcoming book, “The Crazi
Poet Kathleen Rooney joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about her new poetry collection, “Where the Snows Are.” She elaborated on the inspirations of her poems, how she balances her life as a writer and a teacher, and more!
Singer Libby York joins Rick Kogan to talk about her music, Wednesdays at Andy’s starting this week, and a birthday bash at Winters on September 15th. Libby discussed how she coped with the live performance hiatus during the pandemic, traveling
Michael McDermott joins Rick Kogan to talk about his upbringing along with his new book, “Scars From Another Life.” There will be a release party with a concert Friday night at 8 pm at the Venue in Aurora. For more information on Michael, visit
David Marienthal, executive producer at Mister Kelly’s Chicago, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the screening of the documentary “Live at Mister Kelly’s,” at the Cultural Center at 6:30 Tuesday evening. It is part of the Jazz Fest activities and
Robin and Jenny Bienemann join Rick Kogan to talk about their upcoming performance of “Haiku Milieu After Dark” at Fitzgerald’s nightclub on Friday at 9 pm. Jenny emphasizes the importance of the haiku to her and how it influences her artwork.
Egyptian musician, composer, and dancer Karim Nagi joins Rick Kogan to talk about the release of his latest album, Huzam and his concerts. They address his life moving from Kuwait to Egypt to Boston and finally to Chicago, the evolution and dif
Author Gerald Brennan joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about his new book, Alone on the Moon: A Soviet Lunar Odyssey, and his Tortoise Books. Alone on the Moon is a story of a two-man Soviet lunar mission and how the two cosmonauts have to
Music duo Mark and Anne Burnell join Rick Kogan to talk about their new album, Two for the Road, coming out tomorrow. To celebrate the release of the album, they are holding a CD release concert at the Epiphany Center for the Arts this Wednesda
Authors Paul Teodo and Tom Myers join Rick Kogan to discuss their latest, South of Cermak: Chicago Stories, along with an appearance at Centuries and Sleuths next Sunday. South of Cermak officially releases on Sunday and can be found in several
Augie Aleksy, the owner of the Centuries & Sleuths bookstore in Forest Park, joins Rick Kogan to talk about his store and his growth over the last 32 years. They break down Aleksy’s love of various authors and how his store has impacted literar
Author Adam Selzer joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to discuss his career and his new book, “Graceland Cemetery.” The book details the famous cemetery and the stories that have passed through it. In the same that these stories have influenced the g
Director Rob Christopher joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about his film, “Roy’s World,” screening at the Music Box Theatre this Sunday at 7 p.m. In addition to the movie, Rob highlights his time at the Art Institute and Columbia College Ch
Jazz Pianist and Composer Bob Mamet joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan in studio to talk about his career and his performance happening 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Epiphany Center. In addition to discussing his upcoming performance, they address the
Candidate for Alderman of the 1st Ward and Partner at L&G Law Group, Sam Royko, joined WGN’s Rick Kogan to discuss his campaign announcement. He highlighted why he was inspired to delve into politics, his father, former Tribune columnist Mike R
President of Carlucci Hospitality Group, Joe Carlucci, and Chef Dana Heffernan joined WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan in studio to talk about the first few months of his new restaurant, Carlucci Chicago located at 400 E. Randolph. They addressed Chef Da
Daniel Green, President and Librarian of the Newberry Library, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the Newberry Library Book Fair happening this weekend. He discussed with Rick how the library managed to stay afloat during the quarantine, the impact
'He had no idea of...the rolling impact,' says Pulitzer Prize winner Maury Possley.
Rick Kogan is joined by author Patricia Ricketts to highlight her novel The Speed of Dark. They look back on how she got her start in writing as well as how she worked through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on Pat
Nestor Gomez joins Rick Kogan to discuss his upcoming shows, including “80 Minutes Around the World,” at the Steppenwolf 1700 Theater on Friday and Saturday. His collection focuses on immigrant stories, from both descendants and allies. For mor
On this episode of After Hours with Rick Kogan, two old friends were reunited. Field Notes’ Jim Coudal joined Rick Kogan to talk about the instant success for Field Notes, what it is and where you can get your hands on these unique note books.
Jim Coudal joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about the creation of the latest edition of the company he co-founded, Field Notes, a brand of notebooks harkening back to the tradition of promotional notebooks distributed to American farmers by s
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