1997–2002
A 20-year-old Boston University student turned the FleetCenter and Fenway Park into a stage, got fired, got rehired after a labor arbitration, and made the Boston Herald's front page.
Boston: the Crunch ’n Munch Guy
CRUNCH time — The Bruins and Celts may not make the playoffs this season, but FleetCenter vendor keeps fans on the edge of their seats
By Jill Radsken · Arts & Lifestyle, p. 47
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Ejected from the game — In-you-face vendor is out at Fenway Park after skating to success at FleetCenter
By Jill Radsken · p. 41
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Inside Track: Big Apple takes a shine to the Bad Boys of Boston
By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa · p. 8
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Joe Giuliotti's Baseball
By Joe Giuliotti · p. B15
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Letters to the Editor — readers on the Fenway Park firing
p. 28
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Ex-vendor makes pitch for Sox job
By Jill Radsken · p. 31
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Inside Track: Crunch is on junk-food vendor
By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa · p. 8
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Backstage: FleetCenter — “At Boston's sparkling new arena, the action goes well beyond center court.”
Edited by Chuck Kapelke · Vol. 90 No. 2, p. 160 (with contents page) · photo: “A.K.A. Dave Kerpen — the Crunch 'n Munch Guy”
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Rehired 'Crunch' vendor will give fans some food for thought
By Jill Radsken · FRONT PAGE, p. 1
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“He's baaaaaaack” — front-page photo and caption
Photo: Ide · FRONT PAGE, p. 1
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Vendor tries new song and dance
By Clay Siegert · Business Monday, p. 1
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A stroke of Guinness — ‘Crunch 'n' Munch guy’ makes spirited career change
By Jill Radsken · p. 67
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2003–2006
Paradise Hotel, then the wedding at KeySpan Park that Dave and Carrie paid for with sponsorships — covered by The New York Times, the Daily News, ABC World News Tonight and papers around the country.
Reality TV and the sponsored wedding
When ‘Reality’ Ends and Reality Begins
By Andrew Goldman · Sunday Styles, Section 9, p. 10
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FCC complaint decries hidden ads on TV shows
p. C-12
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Paradise Hotel winner says she's Minnesota nice
By Jahna Peloquin · p. E1
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This Wedding Is Brought to You by…
By Heather Fletcher · Sunday Styles, Section 9, p. 17
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Battle of the Ballparks
By Rachel Wharton · p. 35
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Corporate coupling
By D.L. Stewart · p. D5 (syndicated column)
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“Marriage Proposal” — network news segment
Reported by David Muir · broadcast transcript
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Couple ties the knot on field after Cyclones game
By Gersh Kuntzman
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Baseball fans tie the knot on KeySpan Park diamond
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One of a kind weddings
By Gina Salamone · p. 26
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Drink Up. It's Not Like You Have Lines to Learn
By Heather Fletcher · Arts & Leisure, Section 2, p. 32
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2008–2009
A City Council run that turned into a brief Democratic primary challenge for Queens Borough President.
Queens politics
Little Neck resident seeks Weprin's seat
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Dishing with Dee: Newcomers weigh races for boro Council seats
By Dee Richard
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Kerpen to challenge incumbent Marshall for Queens Borough Prez
By Michael A. Harris
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Breaking News: Dave Kerpen moments away from entering BP race
By Michael A. Harris
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The Horses Line Up for the Political Starting Gate
By Michael Schenkler
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On Politics: We Here Twitters of a Queens Beep Challenge
By Anthony Stasi · also ran in the Queens Examiner, Queens Ledger, Glendale Register, Forest Hills–Rego Park Times, Brooklyn Downtown Star, Greenpoint Star and LIC–Astoria Journal
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2012–2017
Building and selling two companies, and a run for the Port Washington school board.
Likeable Media, Likeable Local and Port Washington
How We Turned a Wedding in a Baseball Stadium into a Business
By Jess McCuan · Vol. 34 No. 7, pp. 94–95
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James Bernstein column on Dave Kerpen and Likeable Media
By James Bernstein
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Likeable Local marketers raise seed funds
By Lisa Du · Financial
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Port school board candidates lay out ideas
By Stephen Romano · p. 1
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Port school board candidates lay out ideas (online edition)
By Stephen Romano
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2001–2018
Dave's books have been reviewed in trade, academic and daily-newspaper outlets, and his story opens Richard Whiteley's Love the Work You're With.
Books: excerpts and reviews
Richard C. Whiteley opens the book with the Crunch 'n Munch story
pp. 1–3 and index · ISBN 0-8050-6592-X
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Review of Likeable Social Media
Vol. 97 No. 1 · DOI 10.4148/1051-0834.1099
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Review of Likeable Business
By Patrick Buckley · Vol. 87 No. 5, p. 12
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Office Reading: Likeable Social Media
Vol. 73 No. 7, p. 31
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How to master people skills — The Art of People
p. 4B (Tribune syndication)
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Review of The Art of People
By Jay Robb · p. A12
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People Skills Win the Day — The Art of People
By Linda White (Postmedia) · p. A61
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Dave Kerpen, guest expert — The Art of People
Broadcast transcript
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Dave Kerpen, guest expert — workplace etiquette
Broadcast transcript
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How to Be Delightful — review of Likeable Business
Vol. 36 No. 1, p. 32
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Small Business Trends, AudioFile, Oakland University, New York Public Library and Jay Robb on Dave's books
Screenshot compilation
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