WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Writer June Sawyers and Don Evans, Founding Executive Editor of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, to talk about June’s staged reading of “Nighthawks: A Theatrical Meditation on Solitude and Loneliness,” on Sunday August 1 at 6pm at the Oak Park Brewing Company. For tickets visit: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/events_entry/nighthawks Follow Rick on […]

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Author Dean Jobb to talk about his new book, “The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer.” Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with journalist Bob Chiarito to talk about his work and his recent trip to the Amazon. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined by his brother, Mark Kogan, to talk about being back with “Legends in Concert” opening July 21 in Atlantic City. Learn more about the world’s greatest live tribute show at legendsinconcert.com. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Richard Lindberg, a Chicago writer, to talk about retiring after a prolific writing career and his latest work, “Tales of Forgotten Chicago.” Visit Richard’s website richardlindberg.net. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Nestor Gomez to talk about his storytelling and his first book, “Your Driver Has Arrived” published by Tortoise Books. Learn more about Nestor and his stories on his website nestorgomezstoryteller.com. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with writer Carol Felsenthal to talk about her career and latest endeavor, a book about her late brother Richard Greenberg. Read Carol’s Chicago Magazine article about her late brother here. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan begins this Father’s Day edition with American author, storyteller, and journalist, Bill Hillman. Bill shares his most recent memoir, “The Pueblos: My Quest to Run 101 Bull Runs in the Small Towns of Spain.” Later, Jerry Brennan, Editor in Chief of Tortoise Books, joins the conversation. Purchase the book here, and […]

Jim O’Donnell, Daily Herald Sports & Media columnist, joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about 20th anniversary of the death of their friend Tim Weigel, as well as the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights and Arlington Park. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is with Charles Johnson, guest-editor and contributor to the special edition of Chicago Quarterly Review, “An Anthology of Black American Literature.” Rick is also joined by managing editor Gary Houston, to talk about the current issue of Chicago Quarterly Review. You can purchase the special edition here. Follow Rick on Twitter […]