After Hours with Rick Kogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Alex Burkholder to talk about the book, Death of the Angels: The Why of a Tragedy about the events that took place at Our Lady of the Angels School on Chicago’s West Side. Also joining the show is survivor Richard DeVitto, an eighth-grader who jumped from Room 209 who later went on to become a Chicago policeman and Criminal Justice teacher at Lewis University.

Tonight on the show, Rick is with Alex Burkholder and survivor Richard DeVitto to talk about the book, Death of the Angels: The Why of a Tragedy. Then, Barbara Monier joins us to talk about her novel, Pushing the River. Rick finishes off the show with Libby Fisher Hellman to talk about her latest novel, High Crimes.

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined in the studio by Daryl Nitz, cast member and singer Tecora Rogers and Timna Axe, Communications Manager for Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. They discuss Let Freedom Ring, Chicago! A Musical Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Monday the 21st at City Winery.

Storyteller Nestor Gomez steps into the studio with WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about his inspirational career and upcoming performances.

You think you know Chicago? Jessica Mlinaric begs to differ as she talks about her book, “Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure,” and offers Kim’s Corner Food, a convenience store owned by Thomas Kong at 1371 W. Estes Ave. in Rogers Park, which Mlinaric calls “a “dizzying delight [where] Kong’s minimal collages cover the walls, shelves, coolers, even the merchandise.” For more information on Jessica and cultural explorations, please visit http://www.urbnexplorer.com.

Tonight on the show, Rick is in studio with Jessica Mlinaric to talk about her book, Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird Wonderful, and Obscure. Then, storyteller Nestor Gomez talks about his career and upcoming performances. Finally, Rick is joined by Daryl Nitz, cast member and singer Tecora Rogers and Timna Axe, Communications Manager for Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, to talk about Let Freedom Ring, Chicago! A Musical Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Monday 21st at City Winery.

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined by John Devens once again to share his musical plans for 2019 with his South Side concert series.

Filmmaker Earl Hardy joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about his upcoming film King Blvd Short Film. The cinematic piece shares the abundance of streets named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. For more information on the film, visit the Facebook page here.

Long awaited guest, Dusty Sang joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan in studio to discuss his online magazine publishing house Stay Thirsty. Dusty shares the tragedy that inspired the publishing house and the content this one-of-a-kind online publication shares. You can learn more about Stay Thirsty at staythirstymedia.com.

Tonight on the show, Rick is in studio with Dusty Sang to discuss his online publishing house Stay Thirsty. Then, filmmaker Earl Hardy talks about his upcoming film about streets named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Finally, John Devens returns to the show to share his musical plans for 2019 with his South Side concert series.