Article: The TV anchorman who became an author; In his spare time, KARE's Kupchella has taken to writing children's books.(NEWS)(C.J.)

Byline: Cheryl Johnson; Staff Writer

TV newsrooms are like pre-school playgrounds. Small wonder, then, that KARE-11's Rick Kupchella's first book, "Tell Me What We Did Today," is for children 2 to 5. "I'm not afraid of saying that television is a wonderful training ground for children's books," he said with a laugh. "You get simple messages. You find creative ways of engaging your audience." The hope is that you learn how to play nicely with others and aren't traumatized by the teacher's methods. Already working on a contract for his second children's book, Kupchella said "Tell Me What We Did Today" started when he wondered whether there was a way to celebrate ...

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