Rick Kogan

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Illinois Connection 3 Biographical and Professional Information 4 Published Works 5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library 6 Literary Awards 7 Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances 8 External Links 9 Editing

[edit] General Information

Name: Rick Kogan

Pen Name: None

Birth Year: 1951

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois

Website: N/A

Email: rkogan@tribune.com

[edit] Illinois Connection

Rick Kogan grew up in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood and still lives in Chicago.

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

Rick Kogan is the host of WGN radio’s “Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan” and a senior writer and “Sidewalks” columnist at the Chicago Tribune. The son of Chicago newspaperman and author Herman Kogan, he was raised in the city’s Old Town neighborhood and wrote his first story for the Chicago Sun-Times at age 16. His first book was Dr. Night Life, and his recent books include America’s Mom: The Life, Lessons, and Everybody Pays with co-author Maurice Possley. Kogan was a longtime friend and editor of Ann Landers for the last five years of her life and wrote America`s Mom, The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Ann Landers.

[edit] Published Works

• Dr. Night Life, Chicago Review Press, 1979

• Sabers and Suites, The story of Chicago's Ambassador East, RR Donnelley & Sons Publishers, 1983

• Brunswick: The Story of an American Company from 1845 to 1985, Brunswick Corporation, 1985

• Teamwork: The History of Wells Manufacturing Company, Wells Manufacturing Company, 1987

• Everybody Pays, Two Men, One Murder and the Price of Truth, Putnam Publishing Group, 2000 - written with Maurice Possley

• America`s Mom, The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Ann Landers, Harper Collins Publishers, 2003

• AMER MOM, Harper Paperbacks, 2005

• A Chicago Tavern: a goat, a curse and the American Dream- The history of the Billy Goat, Lake Claremont, 2006

• Sidewalks: Portraits of Chicago, Northwestern University, 2008 - written with Charles Osgood

• Sidewalks II: Reflections on Chicago, Sidewalks Book Company, 2009 - written with Charles Osgood

[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

Dr. Night Life ISBN: 0914090720 Release Date: 1979 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Sabers and Suites, The story of Chicago's Ambassador East ISBN: B000NWMMF6 Release Date: 1983 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Teamwork: The history of Wells Manufacturing Company ISBN: B00072OIHW Release Date: 1987 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Everybody Pays ISBN: 0425188671 Release Date: 2002-12-03 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

America's Mom ISBN: B00128Z1YY Release Date: 2008-01-15 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

AMER MOM ISBN: B000OEX5XG Release Date: 2005 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

A Chicago Tavern: A Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream. ISBN: 1893121496 Release Date: 2006-10-12 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Sidewalks: Portraits of Chicago ISBN: 0810151936 Release Date: 2008-04-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Sidewalks II: Reflections on Chicago ISBN: 0984126503 Release Date: 2009-10-15 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

[edit] Literary Awards

• Chicago's Best Reporter in 1999

• Chicago's Greatest Living Journalist in 2002

• Inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame in March 2003

• Rick Kogan was honored at the 2004 Illinois Authors Book Fair sponsored by the Illinois Center for the Book and the Illinois State Library in Springfield, Illinois.

[edit] Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances

Speaking Engagement Availability: (Yes)

[edit] External Links

Rick Kogan on WorldCat

Rick Kogan on Amazon

Rick Kogan on Facebook

[edit] Editing

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