D Magazine December 1989

The longtime host of KVIL died in April 2021 at the age of 85. In honor of his life, we reproduce this 1989 profile of Chapman.

For years, you’ve opened your veins for the Wadley Blood Bank. What have you gotten in return? Secrecy. Incompetence. Greed. Disease.

You may not believe in makeup. But you’ve got to believe in Jinger Heath.

Evening angst can be solved with modern ease: no guts, no glory.

A humorist’s guide to surviving the season of St. Nick.

Joe Campisi wants to set you straight about all this Mafia stuff. Capische?

For musician Dennis Gonzalez, creativity prevents “a living death.”

MAKE MINE MATTOX – FOR NOW, ANYWAY

When the Katy Railroad needed a boost, he met the challenge-head on.

IN PRAISE OF GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE, AND-ABOVE ALL-GOOD FRIENDS.