10 Facts About Richie Unterberger

1.

Richie Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian and in the early 1980s was a deejay on the Penn radio station, WXPN-FM.

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2.

From 1985 to 1991, Richie Unterberger was an editor for Option.

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3.

Richie Unterberger contributes to various local and national publications, including Mojo, Record Collector, Rolling Stone, Oxford American, and No Depression.

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4.

Richie Unterberger has written liner notes for dozens of CD reissues from labels like Rhino Records, Collectors' Choice, and Sundazed.

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5.

Richie Unterberger's books draw extensively on first-hand interviews with musicians and their associates.

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6.

Richie Unterberger has given talks on music and popular culture at public libraries in San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Mateo County, California.

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7.

Richie Unterberger is a speaker at area bookstores, including The Booksmith in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.

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8.

Richie Unterberger has written on travel, including The Rough Guide to Seattle, and co-authored The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience, a book about ethical products, investment, and related topics.

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9.

Richie Unterberger has traveled to more than thirty countries and is an advocate of independent travel and alternative culture.

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10.

Richie Unterberger has been a staff writer or featured contributor on music and sports blogs.

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