Rick Popely’s auto writing career began at the junction of opportunity and necessity when he saw a blind ad for a writer who was an auto buff. Out of work, he deemed a passing interest in cars sufficient to reply. Twenty-seven years later he hopes to return to that providential intersect after being cut along with 40 other Chicago Tribune staffers in August.
Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Tom-Tom Vince Capece
When desktop publishing started becoming a household term, people decided that they would begin writing careers. Some of these people wrote political publications and some decided to teach others what they knew about tending their garden. And many of these people decided to take on the glamorous role of automotive journalist.