RECENT ARTICLES BY RICK KAEMPFER, Fall 2007/Winter 2008





New Dawn in Morning Radio
(Shore Magazine--From the January/February issue) The battle for the female radio audience in Chicago, featuring interviews with Melissa Forman, Eric Ferguson & Kathy Hart, and more.



Training Day
(Shore Magazine--From the January/February issue) My undercover participation in a wine training seminar at the ultra-ritzy 1913 room restaurant at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids. It includes an interview with wine expert Barry Wiss.


Christmas Form Letters
(NWI Parent Magazine--From the November/December issue) An essay about the most obnoxious kind of holiday letters--the holiday form letter. It includes my attempt to show the way a non-obnoxious holiday form letter may sound.


2007 Holiday Toy Guide
(NWI Parent Magazine--From the November/December issue) A guide to the best toys for kids for Christmas 2007. Every toy in this piece is under $100.


Reginald Lawrence and the Ballad of Sadie Hawkins
(Shore Magazine--From the Oct/Nov issue) The Ballad of Sadie Hawkins was filmed in Gary, Indiana, and Reginald Lawrence wrote the screenplay. This is a feature about the movie and the screenwriter.