Philip Potempa

Philip Potempa began covering theater in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois for The South Bend Tribune in 1992 before joining The Times of Northwest Indiana and Illinois in 1995, where he worked for two decades as a features writer and daily entertainment newspaper columnist. Now his Of Notoriety entertainment column and his weekly From the Farm recipe column and other feature stories appear in The Post-Tribune and the Chicago Tribune's newspaper chain as well as at www.chicagotribune.com. He is the author of three published books chronicling stories, interviews, recipes and memories from his personal and professional experiences. His third book, Further From the Farm (2010 Pediment Press), continued the chronicle of his journalism journey and features favorite celebrated stories from his interviews. In addition to being a journalist, Phil hosts a weekly radio show, he has starred in various stage productions including a live cooking show titled From the Farm, and he also appeared in the 2009 film Public Enemies. Pictured here Barbara Eden, Philip Potempa, Crista Zivanovic and Hal Linden.