Rich King was a fixture in Chicago sports broadcasting for 48 years on WBBM News Radio, WBBM-TV Channel 2, and WGN-TV, Channel 9. Rich is not only the winner of numerous awards (Sportwriter of the Year, AP, UPI and 2014 Silver Circle Inductee), he’s also an acclaimed author. His first book (My Maggie) was published to rave reviews in 2008. His second book Back in the Game came out in 2014. Ike and Me is his third. Read More
Ike and Me: What a Time it Was
May 21, 2022
Trade paperback
$20.00
The story of two guys from different backgrounds, Rich King and Richard “Ike” Isaac, who became great friends working together in the golden age of local television news in Chicago.
-
Rich King
Author
-
Rich and Ike are two Chicago TV treasures. I’ve been blessed and privileged to consume a wealth of their collective knowledge and wisdom, first as an aspiring journalist over 30 years ago, and also as a colleague. ‘Ike and Me’ is a must-read account of their invaluable insight…and a much needed history lesson on the intersection of race and culture in all aspects of our still evolving society.
Summary
Ike and Me is the story of two guys from different backgrounds who became great friends working together in the golden age of local television news in Chicago. Rich King and Richard “Ike” Isaac have a combined one hundred years in broadcasting experience. Rich was a sports reporter and anchor at WBBM-TV and Radio, then at WGN-TV where he worked for 26 years with Ike who was a photojournalist on camera. Rich is White and was raised in a neighborhood where racism was rampant. Ike is Black and while race is a big part of the story there is much more. Rich and Ike worked in the golden era of local TV news. They had daily access to all the Chicago sports icons, Michael Jordan, Walter Payton and Mike Ditka among many others. The inside stories of these Chicago legends are poignant, inspiring and at times very funny. “Ike and Me” is a half century of Chicago sports memories as well as a story about two guys who worked together and formed a strong bond when local TV sports coverage was at its zenith.
