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Rick Kaempfer Talks Chicago Radio History In New Book "The Loop Files"

By Tom Lounges
Published March 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM CST

Join Tom as he talks with author and Chicago media journalist/broadcaster Rick Kaempfer about his new book "THE LOOP FILES" (Eckhartz Books), detailing the ups, downs, highs, lows of classic Chicago Radio Station -- THE LOOP -- through the words of the colorful characters who were there to create it's history as one of rock radio's most influential stations.

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Tom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.
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